# N6689K: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B, registration cancelled 1990-12-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 27, 1990
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164b) (registry code 3952802)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A16](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 420B
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: February 24, 1988
- Last registry action: February 25, 1988
- Mode S code: A8D58E
- Owner when cancelled: [Growers Air Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GROWERS%20AIR%20INC)
- Location: [Woodland, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Woodland)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.7008° N, 121.8357° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95695, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6689K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6689K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6689K-1990-12-27

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 Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B: https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164b.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 LAX90DVG08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90DVG08), May 6, 1990: Schweizer G-164-B (N6689K), Richvale, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A POSITIVE RATE OF CLIMB DURING TAKEOFF RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDING INTO TERRAIN.
- [NTSB FTW82DA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA287), Jul 20, 1982: Grumman G-164B (N6689K), Humnoke, AR, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19900514015899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900514015899A), May 14, 1990: Scwzer G164B (N6689K), Grimes, CA, Destroyed. A cylinder cracked and became dislodged on takeoff. Engine quit. Aircraft crashed and burned after pilot vacated.
- [Incident 19860108013839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860108013839I), Jan 8, 1986: Scwzer G164B (N6689K), Madison, CA, Minor damage. Flipped over during emergency landing rollout, in a field after engine failed. Suspect impeller or valve failure.
- [Accident 19820720032899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820720032899A), Jul 20, 1982: Scwzer G164B (N6689K), Humnoke, AR, Substantial damage. During takeoff pilot allowed one wheel to get off runway into rice field, aircraft flipped inverted.

## Other aircraft with N6689K

- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6689K-undated): Republic RC-3, S/N 972

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