# N6617K: 1978 Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B, registration cancelled 2018-01-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 8, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164b) (registry code 3952802)
- 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: 392B
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: March 17, 1978
- Certificate issued: July 25, 1978
- Last registry action: October 25, 2011
- Mode S code: A8BB47
- Owner when cancelled: [Vince Crop Dusters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VINCE%20CROP%20DUSTERS%20INC)
- Location: [Buttonwillow, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Buttonwillow)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 35.4439° N, 119.4791° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93206, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6617K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6617K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6617K-2018-01-08

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B: https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164b.md

## NTSB investigations (3)

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 WPR09LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA228), May 6, 2009: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B (N6617K), Marysville, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of both pilots to see and avoid the other airplane while making their final approach for landing.
- [NTSB LAX80DVA09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVA09), Jan 11, 1980: Grumman G-164B (N6617K), Buttonwillow, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX79DVA43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DVA43), Jun 19, 1979: Grumman G-164B (N6617K), Buttonwillow, CA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19800111000409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800111000409A), Jan 11, 1980: Gulstm G164B (N6617K), Buttonwillow, CA, Substantial damage. Engine quit while returning to base. Landed soft field, flipped over. Found water in fuel.
- [Accident 19790619012359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790619012359A), Jun 19, 1979: Scwzer G164A (N6617K), Buttonwillow, CA, Substantial damage. Crop duster collided with truck during ag. Operation,while flying under wires.

## Other aircraft with N6617K

- [Cancelled 1949-08-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6617K-1949-08-15): Republic RC-3, S/N 890. Owner: [Aerial Sea Foods Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AERIAL%20SEA%20FOODS%20INC), [Miramar Ash Point, ME](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ME/Miramar%20Ash%20Point)

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