# N9686: 1974 Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A, registration cancelled 2013-05-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 23, 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: 1211
- Year built: 1974
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: February 7, 1974
- Certificate issued: June 1, 1993
- Last registry action: June 17, 2008
- Mode S code: AD7D08
- Owner when cancelled: [Max Birney Aerial Spraying Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MAX%20BIRNEY%20AERIAL%20SPRAYING%20INC)
- Location: [Sublette, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Sublette)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 37.5549° N, 100.8439° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 67877, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9686
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9686
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9686-2013-05-23

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 (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 CHI94LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA106), Mar 15, 1994: Grumman G-164A (N9686), Sublette, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: the commercial pilot's failure to maintain clearance from terrain. Related factors are sun glare and rising 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 19940314015349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940314015349A), Mar 14, 1994: Scwzer G164A (N9686), Sublette, KS, Substantial damage. Collided with rising terrain during spray run. Reported did not see rising terrain due to setting sun in his eyes.

## Other aircraft with N9686

- [Cancelled 1938-12-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9686-1938-12-16): Ford 5-AT-B, S/N 41. Owner: [Guinea Airways Ltd](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GUINEA%20AIRWAYS%20LTD)

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.