# N974X: 1968 Grumman G-164A, registration cancelled 2013-10-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 31, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 488
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: February 16, 1968
- Certificate issued: September 23, 1982
- Last registry action: January 4, 2001
- Mode S code: AD948E
- Owner when cancelled: [Sharp Air Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHARP%20AIR%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [El Campo, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/El%20Campo)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 29.2044° N, 96.2727° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77437, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N974X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=974X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N974X-2013-10-31

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 (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 FTW81DRA27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRA27), May 1, 1981: Grumman G-164 (N974X), Garwood, TX, 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 19810501021739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810501021739A), May 1, 1981: Gulstm G164 (N974X), Garwood, TX, Substantial damage. Aircraft hit levee at end of takeoff & crashed. Pilot claims rain before takeoff made fertilizer heavy.

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