Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164C
N6596K is a Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164C, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1978. It has 1 seat. It is registered to Jones Aviation INC, a corporation in Biggs, California. The registration is valid: it was issued on December 2, 2013 and expires on December 31, 2029. It holds a restricted airworthiness certificate for agriculture and pest control, dated February 16, 1978.
Aircraft
- Maker
- Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer
- Model
- G-164C · all G-164Cs and related versions
- Serial number
- 6C
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine
- Power
- Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · P&W R1340 SERIES · 600 hp
- Seats
- 1
- Year built
- 1978
- Cruising speed
- 80 mph
- Transponder code
- A8B15D (octal 52130535)
Registration
- Status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- December 2, 2013
- Expires
- December 31, 2029
- Last FAA action
- September 22, 2023
- Airworthiness
- Restricted · Agriculture and pest control · February 16, 1978
- FAA region
- Western-Pacific
- FAA record id
- 00562816
Owner as the FAA publishes it
- Name
- Jones Aviation INC
- Type
- Corporation
- Address
- PO Box 497
Biggs, CA 95917-0497
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Documents on file 0
No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.
Earlier use of this number 1
Records check free · 2 to understand · 3 clear
The public federal record on N6596K, read the way a buyer, lender or insurer reads it: FAA registration, prior tail numbers keyed on the serial number, reuse of the tail number, recent registry filings, and the NTSB accident record under this and every earlier registration.
Valid registration to Jones Aviation INC, a corporation, certificate issued December 2, 2013, expires December 31, 2029. No fractional interest recorded. [1]
Restricted certificate for agriculture and pest control, dated February 16, 1978, consistent with the 1978 manufacture year. [1]
No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 6C for this model in the deregistered file. [2]
N6596K was previously assigned to 1 other aircraft: Republic RC-3 (serial 869, cancelled date not given). Histories keyed to the tail number alone can mix aircraft up; this check keys on the serial number. [2]
No bills of sale, loans or releases have reached the registry in recent weeks. The index covers only recent filings; older liens are in the records file. [3]
3 NTSB records under N6596K: Accident on May 12, 2021 at Glenn, CA: serious injuries, substantial damage. Accident on November 25, 1998 at Oroville, CA: no injuries, substantial damage. Accident on May 26, 1992 at Butte City, CA: no injuries, substantial damage. Details below. [4]
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NTSB records 3
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164C · operated under 137
The pilot’s fuel mismanagement, which resulted in fuel exhaustion, a total loss of engine power, and an off-airport hard landing.
Search the NTSB's CAROL system for WPR21LA200 for the docket and final report. Open CAROL
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Grumman-Schweizer G-164C · operated under 091
The pilot's decision to attempt readjustment of the rudder pedal in-flight.
Search the NTSB's CAROL system for LAX99LA040 for the docket and final report. Open CAROL
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Grumman G-164C · operated under 137
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO FOLLOW NORMAL PROCEDURES BY SELECTING THE WRONG RUNWAY. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S PREMATURE LIFT OFF AND THE EXISTING TAILWIND.
Search the NTSB's CAROL system for LAX92LA219 for the docket and final report. Open CAROL
- FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of October 2, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of October 2, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of October 2, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through August 27, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search
This automated check reads the public federal record. Nothing here is a legal opinion, an appraisal or a statement about the aircraft's condition; a CLEAR line is a statement about the searched record, not the aircraft.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data