# N8598H: 1975 Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A, registration cancelled 2024-06-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 15, 2024
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164a) (registry code 3952801)
- 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: 1429
- Year built: 1975
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: February 26, 1975
- Last registry action: September 15, 2023
- Mode S code: ABCC3F
- Location: [Chico, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Chico)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.6815° N, 121.8372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95928, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8598H
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8598H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8598H-2024-06-15

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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-164A: https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164a.md

## NTSB investigations (5)

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 WPR15LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA194), Jun 21, 2015: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G 164A (N8598H), Five Points, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Maintenance personnel’s improper reassembly of the engine during overhaul, which led to the failure of the supercharger-blower due to a lack of lubrication and the subsequent total loss of engine…
- [NTSB LAX96LA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA299), Aug 8, 1996: Grumman-Schweizer G-164A (N8598H), Caruthers, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the loss of engine power due to the failure of a cylinder. The road's soft surface was a factor.
- [NTSB LAX81FVA55](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVA55), Jul 23, 1981: Grumman G-164A (N8598H), Caruthers, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK78FVA72](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FVA72), Aug 11, 1978: Grumman G-164A (N8598H), Selma, CA, destroyed
- [NTSB OAK76DVA91](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DVA91), Sep 22, 1976: Grumman G-164A (N8598H), Easton, CA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (5)

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 20150621011339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150621011339A), Jun 21, 2015: Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164A (N8598H), Five Points, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot reported engine seized on takeoff. Made emergency landing in plowed field. Aircraft flipped over and came to rest on canopy
- [Accident 19960808021619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960808021619A), Aug 8, 1996: Scwzer G164A (N8598H), Caruthers, CA, Substantial damage. Partial power loss on positioning flight. Landed on road. NR3 cylinder head separated from cylinder barrel.
- [Accident 19810723043859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810723043859A), Jul 23, 1981: Grumav G164A (N8598H), Caruthers, CA, Destroyed. Struck powerline on pullup from spray run. Crashed inverted in adjacent field.
- [Accident 19780811021709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780811021709A), Aug 11, 1978: Gulstm G164 (N8598H), CA, Substantial damage. No remarks
- [Accident 19760922028439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760922028439A), Sep 22, 1976: Gulstm G164C (N8598H), Easton, CA, Substantial damage. Hit guy wire flying under pwr lines.

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