# N8971H: 1975 Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A, registration cancelled 2013-06-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 27, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 1600
- Year built: 1975
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: December 12, 1975
- Certificate issued: May 14, 1981
- Last registry action: July 21, 2009
- Mode S code: AC61D8
- Owner when cancelled: [Sellers Travis](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SELLERS%20TRAVIS)
- Location: [Alvin, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Alvin)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 29.3808° N, 95.2452° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77511, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8971H
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8971H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8971H-2013-06-27

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 CHI94LA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA292), Aug 23, 1994: Grumman G-164A (N8971H), Clifton, IL, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilots failure to keep visual contact with and to avoid unmarked powerlines adjacent to the crop field he was spraying.
- [NTSB FTW81FRA25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FRA25), Apr 27, 1981: Grumman G-164A (N8971H), Rosharon, TX, destroyed

## 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 19940822022709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940822022709A), Aug 22, 1994: Scwzer G164A (N8971H), Clifton, IL, Destroyed. Contacted know power line during a procedure spray turn. Crashed and burned.
- [Accident 19810427020179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810427020179A), Apr 27, 1981: Grumav G164A (N8971H), Rosharon, TX, Destroyed. Brake failed during taxi to load after landing. Ground-looped to avoid truck. Struck a ditch.

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