# N980X: Grumman G-164A, registration cancelled 1971-10-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 7, 1971
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Grumman G-164A](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164a) (registry code 3952704)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A16](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 494
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 10, 1968
- Mode S code: ADAD31
- Owner when cancelled: [Brown Benford](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BROWN%20BENFORD)
- Location: [Charleston, MS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MS/Charleston)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N980X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=980X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N980X-1971-10-07

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 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 MIA72FKQ18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72FKQ18), Sep 4, 1971: Grumman G-164A (N980X), Oakland, MS, destroyed

## Other aircraft with N980X

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N980X): Compagnie Daher TBM 700, S/N 1639

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