# N8896H: 1975 Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A, registration cancelled 2011-10-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 20, 2011
- Exported to: Hungary
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported
- 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 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: 1554
- Year built: 1975
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: September 30, 1975
- Last registry action: October 19, 2011
- Mode S code: AC4276
- Location: [Jay, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Jay)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 30.8944° N, 87.1455° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32565, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8896H
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8896H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8896H-2011-10-20

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 Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A: https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-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 ERA11CA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA260), Apr 23, 2011: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A (N8896H), Belhaven, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance above crops while performing an aerial application flight.
- [NTSB ATL94LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA152), Aug 10, 1994: Grumman G-164A (N8896H), Vanceboro, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF WHEEL BRAKES.

## 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 20110423007479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110423007479A), Apr 23, 2011: Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164A (N8896H), Belhaven, NC, Destroyed. The aircraft was found lying on its left side in an 800 acre wheat field facing the direction it had been flying. Wheel marks began in the tops of the wheat…
- [Accident 19940810025329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940810025329A), Aug 10, 1994: Scwzer G164B (N8896H), Vanceboro, NC, Substantial damage. Landed on wet grass loading strip. Braked heavily and nosed over.

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