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Registered aircraft · FAA record as of November 10, 2026Gulfstream-Schweizer A/C Corp GULFSTREAM AM G-164B
N8157K is a Gulfstream-Schweizer A/C Corp GULFSTREAM AM G-164B, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1979. It has 1 seat. It is registered to Storm Flying Service LLC, an LLC in David City, Nebraska. The registration is valid: it was issued on May 12, 2023 and expires on May 31, 2030. It holds a restricted airworthiness certificate for agriculture and pest control, dated June 8, 1979.
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Aircraft
- Maker
- Gulfstream-Schweizer A/C Corp
- Model
- GULFSTREAM AM G-164B · all GULFSTREAM AM G-164Bs 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 Gulfstream-Schweizer A/C Corp GULFSTREAM AM G-164B 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
- 591B
- 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
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Seats
- 1
- Year built
- 1979
- Transponder code
- AB1F46 (octal 52617506)
Registration
- Status
- Valid registrationFAA registration status code V (whether the registration certificate is in force). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Certificate issued
- May 12, 2023
- Expires
- May 31, 2030
- Last FAA action
- May 12, 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 · June 8, 1979
- FAA region
- CentralFAA region code 3 (the FAA regional office that handles the record). All codes
- FAA record id
- 00060142
Owner as the FAA publishes it
- Name
- Storm Flying Service LLC
- Type
- LLCFAA type of owner code 7 (who holds the registration: a person, a company, a trust or a government body). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Address
- 1461 31 Rd
David City, NE 68632-5036
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Documents on file 0
No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.
Connections how N8157K links to the rest of the register
- Gulfstream-Schweizer A/C Corp GULFSTREAM AM G-164B 33 registered
- Gulfstream-Schweizer A/C Corp 36 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
- Storm Flying Service LLC 5 aircraft in the fleet
- David City, NE 46 aircraft registered in this town
- David City Municipal · 93Y
- Nebraska 2,950 aircraft registered
- Failure reports on the Pratt & Whitney R1340 series 58 reports since 1995
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The public federal record on N8157K, 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 Storm Flying Service LLC, an LLC, certificate issued May 12, 2023, expires May 31, 2030. No fractional interest recorded. [1]
Restricted certificate for agriculture and pest control, dated June 8, 1979, consistent with the 1979 manufacture year. [1]
No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 591B for this model in the deregistered file. [2]
No other airframe has carried N8157K according to the deregistered file. [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]
2 NTSB records under N8157K: Accident on September 21, 2010 at Blessing, TX: serious injuries, substantial damage. Accident on June 20, 1992 at Bay City, TX: no injuries, substantial damage. Details below. [4]
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NTSB records 2
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Gulfstream-Schweizer A/C CORP GULFSTREAM AM G-164B · operated under 137
The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from wires while maneuvering.
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Schweizer G-164B · operated under 137
THE PILOT'S INABILITY TO INITIATE A CLIMB DUE TO EXCEEDING THE TAKEOFF CAPABILITY OF THE AIRPLANE. A FACTOR WAS THE HIGH GRASS ON THE AIRSTRIP.
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
- FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of November 10, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of November 10, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of November 10, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through October 28, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search
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Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, November 10, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data