# N73PB: Grumman G-164A, registration cancelled 2013-05-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 7, 2013
- 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: 1118
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: July 18, 1973
- Certificate issued: August 12, 2008
- Last registry action: August 12, 2008
- Mode S code: A9C9F9
- Owner when cancelled: [Trost Paul M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TROST%20PAUL%20M)
- Location: [Sulphur, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Sulphur)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 30.1219° N, 93.4512° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 70665, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73PB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=73PB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73PB-2013-05-07

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 G-164A: https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164a.md

## NTSB investigations (4)

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 CHI08CA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA242), Aug 8, 2008: Schweizer G-164A (N73PB), Jefferson, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for an undetermined reason and the unsuitable terrain encountered during the forced landing. The corn crop was a factor.
- [NTSB FTW01LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA209), Sep 19, 2001: Grumman G-164A (N73PB), Eagle Lake, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: the partial loss of engine power for an undetermined reason, which resulted in an in flight collision with trees and terrain.
- [NTSB FTW99LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA157), Jun 2, 1999: Grumman G-164A (N73PB), Monaville, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to touch down on the dry area of the landing strip. A factor was the soft terrain condition on the sides of the grass strip.
- [NTSB LAX77FUJ44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FUJ44), Apr 21, 1977: Grumman G-164A (N73PB), Queen Creek, AZ, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (5)

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 20080807844779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080807844779A), Aug 7, 2008: Scwzer G164A (N73PB), Jefferson, IA, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot was performing post maintenance flight and was on downwind leg of runway 32 at the Jefferson Municipal Airport, Jefferson, IA (efw) when engine…
- [Accident 20010919028669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010919028669A), Sep 19, 2001: Scwzer G164A (N73PB), Eagle Lake, TX, Substantial damage. (.19) On September 19, 2001, approximately 0900 central daylight time, a Grumman G-164A, agricultural aircraft, N73PB, struck trees during a forced landing…
- [Accident 19990602041739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990602041739A), Jun 2, 1999: Scwzer G164A (N73PB), Monaville, TX, Substantial damage. (.4)The pilot reported that while landing at a privately owned airstrip, the runway 'appeared to be in good shape and dry.' However, when the agricultural…
- [Incident 19791115055829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791115055829I), Nov 15, 1979: Gulstm G164A (N73PB), Queen Creek, AZ, Minor damage. Wind and downdraft resulted in high sink rate and small tree was struck during landing in desert.
- [Accident 19770421009589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770421009589A), Apr 21, 1977: Grumav G164A (N73PB), Queen Creek, AZ, Substantial damage. Lndd in grape vineyard.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.