# N7955: 1971 Grumman G-164A, registration cancelled 2009-09-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 1, 2009
- Exported to: Russia
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Grumman G-164A](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164a) (registry code 3952704)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985-AN-1](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-an-1) (registry code 51659)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A16](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 834
- Year built: 1971
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: May 25, 2006
- Certificate issued: August 16, 2005
- Last registry action: August 19, 2008
- Mode S code: AACD9F
- Owner when cancelled: [Potts Robert G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/POTTS%20ROBERT%20G)
- Location: [Mims, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Mims)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 28.6871° N, 80.9192° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32754, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7955
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7955
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7955-2009-09-01

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 (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 ATL00LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00LA087), Sep 9, 2000: Grumman G164A (N7955), Dillon, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to a cracked cylinder head. A factor was the emergency landing into unsuitable terrain, and the subsequent nose over.
- [NTSB FTW72FPG74](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72FPG74), May 16, 1972: Grumman G-164A (N7955), Turrell, AR, substantial damage

## 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 20000909015349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000909015349A), Sep 9, 2000: Scwzer G164A (N7955), Dillon, SC, No damage. (-23) At approx. 1000 local time, pilot was spraying cotton field 5 miles west of dillin, SC, when engine made loud hiss and started cutting out. Pilot tried…

## Other aircraft with N7955

- [Cancelled 1930-01-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7955-1930-01-31): Santomenno Robert N EX-2, S/N EX-2. Owner: [Texas Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TEXAS%20CO), [New York, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/New%20York)

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