# N6566: 1970 Grumman G-164A, registration cancelled 2021-05-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 8, 2021
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Grumman G-164A](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164a) (registry code 3952704)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R1340 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (registry code 52016)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A16](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 704
- Year built: 1970
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: January 28, 1970
- Certificate issued: August 16, 1990
- Last registry action: December 10, 2017
- Mode S code: A8A62E
- Owner when cancelled: [Aero Ag Services Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AERO%20AG%20SERVICES%20INC)
- Location: [Garwood, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Garwood)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 29.4379° N, 96.4950° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77442, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6566
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6566
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6566-2021-05-08

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Grumman G-164A: https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164a.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW90DRA09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90DRA09), Sep 14, 1990: Grumman G-164A (N6566), Altair, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S USE OF IMPROPER TERRAIN FOR TAKEOFF.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19900914039809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900914039809A), Sep 14, 1990: Scwzer G164A (N6566), Altair, TX, Destroyed. Tried to depart weed grown strip. Lifted but weeds caught on spreader. Dragged down. Struck irrigation dike.

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