N8440K (Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164B) — routes, history & safety record

Registrations are reused: the FAA register shows one earlier aircraft with this mark, the last registration cancelled on January 30, 1950.

FlightFinder has no observed route profile for this registration. The documented safety events below are available independently of live flight tracking.

Safety history

June 5, 2004AccidentHull loss
The failure of the pilot to maintain clearance from the high tension powerline. A factor was the powerline.
Grumman G-164B
The failure of the pilot to maintain clearance from the high tension powerline. A factor was the powerline. Full accident record
July 6, 2002Accident
The fracture of the number 3 cylinder exhaust pushrod resulting in the exhaust valve's inability to open during the exhaust cycle and the subsequent engine stoppage. Contributing factors were the ditch and elevated roadway which the aircraft crossed during the gear collapse.
Grumman-schweizer G-164B
The fracture of the number 3 cylinder exhaust pushrod resulting in the exhaust valve's inability to open during the exhaust cycle and the subsequent engine stoppage. Contributing factors were the ditch and elevated roadway which the aircraft crossed during the gear collapse. Full accident record