# N73WJ: Grumman G-164, registration cancelled 1976-09-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 7, 1976
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Grumman G-164](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164) (registry code 3952702)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A16](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 9
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 7, 1976
- Mode S code: A9CAAF
- Owner when cancelled: [Nickele S Joseph Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NICKELE%20S%20JOSEPH%20JR)
- Location: [Seattle, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Seattle)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73WJ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=73WJ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73WJ-1976-09-07

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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-164: https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164.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 DEN76DTC43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76DTC43), Aug 9, 1976: Grumman G-164 (N73WJ), Hawk Springs, WY, destroyed

## 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 19760809026669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760809026669A), Aug 9, 1976: Grumav G164 (N73WJ), Hawk Springs, WY, Substantial damage. No narrative.

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