Single-engine piston

N127FC

Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164A

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
—
Serial
1393
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
P & W R-985-AN-1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Burghduff Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Ludlow, SD
Registration record

N127FC on the FAA register

Type
Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164A
Serial
1393
Engines
P & W R-985-AN-1
Registered owner
Burghduff Aviation LLC
Ludlow, SD
Certificate issued
2021-12-18
Airworthiness date
2006-05-02
Registration expires
2028-12-31
Airworthiness class
Restricted
Mode S (hex)
A06E33
Mode S (octal)
50067063
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-12-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N127FC to the current registrant.
  • 2011-08-10
    Accident at Mansfield, SD; damage: substantial.
  • 2006-05-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (restricted category).
  • 2000-11-16
    N127FC previously assigned to a Bell UH-1H (s/n 66-01147); cancelled.
Overview

About N127FC

N127FC is a Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164A, serial number 1393. The FAA register lists Burghduff Aviation LLC as the registrant in Ludlow, South Dakota. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 18, 2021 and expires on December 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one P & W R-985-AN-1 engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is restricted category, dated May 2, 2006.

N127FC has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2011-08-10 Accident · Mansfield, SD Damage: Substantial NTSB · CEN11LA563
Reported aircraft: Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164A
Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to debris in the engine air intake system.
2000-06-04 Accident · Fort Myers, FL Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · MIA00GA184
Reported aircraft: Bell UH-1H — a different aircraft that carried the N127FC registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain control of the helicopter for undetermined reasons. Factors in this accident were self-induced pressure and fatigue due to lack of sleep and rest.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

Same model

More Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164A aircraft

All 150 Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164A registrations →
Same state

Other aircraft registered in South Dakota

All 2,273 aircraft registered in South Dakota →
Similar aircraft

Other single-engine pistons on the register

More from Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer

Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer models on the register

Own N127FC?

Get a free valuation, digitize the logbooks, or list it on fyiAero.

Free valuation Logbook transcription

Browse: Aircraft registered in South Dakota· Registry by state· FAA registry stats

Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.