N9686 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164A built in 1974. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 23, 2013. 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-164A cancelled May 23, 2013
- Serial number
- 1211
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1974
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- June 1, 1993
- Last FAA action
- June 17, 2008
- Last owner
- Max Birney Aerial Spraying INC (Corporation)
Sublette, KS - Airworthiness
- Restricted · Agriculture and pest control
Ford 5-AT-B cancelled December 16, 1938
- Serial number
- 41
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Guinea Airways LTD (Corporation)
- Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N9686
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Grumman G-164A · serial 1211
the commercial pilot's failure to maintain clearance from terrain. Related factors are sun glare and rising terrain.
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