# N8177K: Gulfstream-Schweizer A/C GULFSTREAM AM G-164D, registration cancelled 1998-08-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 10, 1998
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Gulfstream-Schweizer A/C GULFSTREAM AM G-164D](https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-schweizer-a-c-gulfstream-am-g-164d) (registry code 3979908)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A16](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 8D
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 9, 1980
- Last registry action: November 15, 1995
- Mode S code: AB26B4
- Owner when cancelled: [Avag Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AVAG%20INC)
- Location: [Richvale, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Richvale)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.4973° N, 121.7557° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95974, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8177K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8177K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8177K-1998-08-10

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 Gulfstream-Schweizer A/C GULFSTREAM AM G-164D: https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-schweizer-a-c-gulfstream-am-g-164d.md

## Service difficulty reports (2)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 95ZZZX2632](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX2632), May 9, 1995: GAUGE. DEFECTIVE. LOSS OF PROPER FUEL READINGS. SUSPECT DUE TO MAGNET ON END OF GAUGE SHAFT COMING LOOSE.
- [SDR 95ZZZX2840](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX2840), May 1, 1995: GAUGE. STICKING. FLOAT ARM TOO STIFF BECAUSE BEARING OR BUSHING ON LOWER GAUGE SHAFT TOO TIGHT. THIS MADE THE GAUGE STICK ON SOME LEVEL POSITIONS - SUCH AS ONE-HALF FUEL READING

## 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 LAX98LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA162), May 17, 1998: Schweizer G164D (N8177K), Richvale, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: The separation of four compressor/turbine blades resulting in a sudden loss of engine power with a subsequent forced landing into unsuitable terrain.

## 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 19980517009779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980517009779A), May 17, 1998: Scwzer G164D (N8177K), Richvale, CA, Destroyed. On takeoff, the pilot experienced a loss of engine power and completed a forced landing on soft ground and the aircraft nosed over. During the post accident…

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