# N8285K: 1980 Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B, registration cancelled 2026-09-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 21, 2026
- Status when cancelled: Expired dealer
- Airframe: [Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164b) (registry code 3952802)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A16](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 646-B
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: January 8, 1980
- Last registry action: December 6, 2004
- Mode S code: AB51A4
- Owner when cancelled: [American Agviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AMERICAN%20AGVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Walnut Ridge, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/Walnut%20Ridge)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 36.0461° N, 90.9168° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 72476, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8285K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8285K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8285K-2026-09-21

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 Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B: https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164b.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 FTW99FA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99FA150), May 26, 1999: Grumman-Schweizer G164-B (N8285K), Brinkley, AR, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions. Contributing factors were the pilots failure to maintain control of the aircraft, spatial disorientation, and the fog.
- [NTSB FTW92DPG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92DPG02), Jun 15, 1992: Grumman G-164-B (N8285K), Mcdougal, AR, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOTS FAILURE TO PROPERLY PLAN HIS TAKE OFF. A FACTOR WAS HIS LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH THE CHEMICAL DISPENSING EQUIPMENT.

## 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.

- [Accident 19990526005699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990526005699A), May 26, 1999: Scwzer G164B (N8285K), Brinkley, AR, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Pilot became disoriented in ground fog during an aerial application operation, and the acft crashed and was destroyed, the pilot/sole occupant suffered fatal…
- [Accident 19920615020269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920615020269A), Jun 15, 1992: Scwzer G164B (N8285K), Mcdougal, AR, Destroyed. Unable to climb on takeoff. Settled into rice field. Hit levee. Hot day light wind. Failed to dump load.

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