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Registered aircraft · FAA record as of October 30, 2026Grumman 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.
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Aircraft
- Maker
- Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer
- Model
- G-164C · all G-164Cs and related versions
- Built of
- steel tube and fabricThe fuselage is a welded steel-tube frame covered in fabric, with metal or wooden wing spars under fabric-covered wings; the fabric is replaced every few decades. The Ag Cat biplane: steel tube, aluminium wings, fabric. This is how the Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164 family is built; the FAA does not record construction for each aircraft, and the type certificate data sheet is the authority for this one.
- Serial number
- 6C
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engineFAA type of aircraft code 4 (the FAA's broad category for the airframe). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Power
- Piston (reciprocating)FAA type of engine code 1 (what powers it, as the FAA classes engines). Every aircraft with this code · All codes, 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 registrationFAA registration status code V (whether the registration certificate is in force). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Certificate issued
- December 2, 2013
- Expires
- December 31, 2029
- Last FAA action
- September 22, 2023
- Airworthiness
- RestrictedFAA airworthiness class code 3 (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). Every aircraft with this code · All codes · Agriculture and pest controlFAA certificate purpose code 1 (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). All codes · February 16, 1978
- FAA region
- Western-PacificFAA region code 4 (the FAA regional office that handles the record). All codes
- FAA record id
- 00562816
Owner as the FAA publishes it
- Name
- Jones Aviation INC
- Type
- CorporationFAA type of owner code 3 (who holds the registration: a person, a company, a trust or a government body). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- 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
Connections how N6596K links to the rest of the register
- Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164 325 registered
- Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer 325 aircraft on the register
- Built of steel tube and fabric · as the model family is built; the register does not record it per aircraft
- Pratt & Whitney R1340 series 1,229 aircraft with this engine series · 600 hp
- Jones Aviation INC 22 aircraft in the fleet
- Biggs, CA 52 aircraft registered in this town
- California 27,686 aircraft registered
- Failure reports on the Pratt & Whitney R1340 series 58 reports since 1995
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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.
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
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.
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
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.
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
- FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of October 30, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of October 30, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of October 30, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through September 30, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search
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Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 30, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data