# N970X: 1968 Grumman G-164A, registration cancelled 2003-09-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 4, 2003
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Grumman G-164A](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164a) (registry code 3952704)
- 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: 510
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: May 13, 1968
- Certificate issued: May 20, 1991
- Last registry action: July 15, 2003
- Mode S code: AD85B2
- Owner when cancelled: [Kraft Ag Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KRAFT%20AG%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Mapleton, ND](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ND/Mapleton)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 46.8324° N, 97.1436° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 58059, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N970X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=970X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N970X-2003-09-04

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 G-164A: https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-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 CHI01LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA134), May 16, 2001: Air Tractor G-164A (N970X), Casselton, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane while recovering from a bounced landing. A factor was the collapse of the right main landing gear.
- [NTSB LAX73DUJ31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73DUJ31), Oct 14, 1972: Grumman G-164A (N970X), Queen Creek, AZ, substantial damage

## 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 20010516039479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010516039479A), May 16, 2001: Scwzer G164A (N970X), Casselton, ND, Substantial damage. (-23) On may 16, 2001 at 1:15 pm local time a Grumman G164, N970X, piloted by a commercial pilot was substantially damaged during landing at Casselton, ND. The…

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