N6809K is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164B built in 1978. The FAA cancelled the registration on April 4, 2017. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164B cancelled April 4, 2017
- Serial number
- 494B
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1978
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- May 27, 2005
- Last FAA action
- June 17, 2008
- Last owner
- Ruchard Buzz D (Individual)
Pomeroy, WA - Airworthiness
- Restricted · Agriculture and pest control
Piper PA-16 cancelled March 5, 1962
- Serial number
- 16-638
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Canada
- Certificate issued
- January 12, 1961
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Kelsall D G (Individual)
Livonia, MI - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N6809K
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Grumman G-164B · serial 494B
THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FOR TAKEOFF. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE RAVINE THAT CROSSED THE RUNWAY.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site