# N7903: 1971 Grumman G-164A, registration cancelled 2013-05-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 13, 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: 809
- Year built: 1971
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, research and development
- Airworthiness date: April 8, 1971
- Certificate issued: September 2, 1994
- Last registry action: October 27, 1997
- Mode S code: AABAC6
- Owner when cancelled: [Lowe Don E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LOWE%20DON%20E)
- Location: [Mart, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Mart)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 31.5607° N, 96.8027° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 76664, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7903
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7903
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7903-2013-05-13

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 (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 FTW89DQG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89DQG05), Aug 11, 1989: Schweizer G-164A (N7903), Sunray, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A TOTAL POWER LOSS FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. A FACTOR WAS THE ROUGH UNEVEN TERRAIN IN WHICH THE PILOT HAD TO MAKE THE FORCED LANDING.

## 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.

- [Incident 19960317014279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960317014279I), Mar 17, 1996: Scwzer G164A (N7903), Kaplin, LA, Minor damage. Narrative: on March 17, 1996, an agricultural airplane operated by detraz flying service crashed into a crawfish pond near Kaplin, Louisiana. The airplane was…
- [Accident 19890811054049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890811054049A), Aug 11, 1989: Scwzer G164A (N7903), Sunray, TX, Substantial damage. RPM rise and loss of thrust on a turn around. Elected to land and nosed over. Oil level not known. No defects found

## Other aircraft with N7903

- [Cancelled 1930-02-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7903-1930-02-28): Curtiss-Robertson ROBIN, S/N 29. Exported to Argentina. Owner: [Curtiss-Robertson Airplane Mfg Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CURTISS-ROBERTSON%20AIRPLANE%20MFG%20CO), [Anglum, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Anglum)

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