# N6809K: 1978 Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B, registration cancelled 2017-04-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 4, 2017
- 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: 494B
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: November 8, 1978
- Certificate issued: May 27, 2005
- Last registry action: June 17, 2008
- Mode S code: A906D4
- Owner when cancelled: [Ruchard Buzz D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RUCHARD%20BUZZ%20D)
- Location: [Pomeroy, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Pomeroy)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 46.4233° N, 117.5744° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99347, within about 16 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6809K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6809K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6809K-2017-04-04

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 (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 LAX92LA340](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA340), Aug 9, 1992: Grumman G-164B (N6809K), Tolleson, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FOR TAKEOFF. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE RAVINE THAT CROSSED THE RUNWAY.

## 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.

- [Incident 19990826024689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990826024689I), Aug 26, 1999: Scwzer G164B (N6809K), CA, Minor damage. While loading aircraft with sulphur, it ignited and caused fire damage to lower wing skin (fabric), lower left horizontal stabilizer, bottom of rudder left…
- [Accident 19920809029909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920809029909A), Aug 9, 1992: Scwzer G164B (N6809K), Tolleson, AZ, Substantial damage. Struck a washed out ravine on takeoff. Bounced,pitched up and stalled. On sucessive bounces tail hit dirt embankment
- [Accident 19790830022929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790830022929A), Aug 30, 1979: Gulstm G164 (N6809K), Monterey, LA, Substantial damage. Engine failed during crop spraying. Found a piece of metal in intake pipe.

## Other aircraft with N6809K

- [Cancelled 1962-03-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6809K-1962-03-05): Piper PA-16, S/N 16-638. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Kelsall D G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KELSALL%20D%20G), [Livonia, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Livonia)

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