Single-engine piston

N4630

1973 Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164A

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1973
Serial
1176
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R1340 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Jones Aviation Inc (Corporation)
Based
Biggs, CA
Registration record

N4630 on the FAA register

Type
1973 Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164A
Serial
1176
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R1340 series
Registered owner
Jones Aviation Inc
Biggs, CA
Certificate issued
2025-06-02
Airworthiness date
1973-12-05
Registration expires
2032-06-30
Airworthiness class
Restricted
Mode S (hex)
A5A718
Mode S (octal)
51323430
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-06-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N4630.
  • 1996-07-27
    Accident at Macksville, KS; damage: substantial.
  • 1973-12-05
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (restricted category).
Overview

About N4630

N4630 is a 1973 Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164A, serial number 1176. The FAA register lists Jones Aviation Inc as the registrant in Biggs, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 2, 2025 and expires on June 30, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Pratt & Whitney R1340 series engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is restricted category, dated December 5, 1973.

N4630 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1996-07-27 Accident · Macksville, KS Damage: Substantial NTSB · CHI96LA265
Reported aircraft: Grumman G-164A
Probable cause: failure of the pilot to allow the airplane to achieve sufficient airspeed for takeoff, and the resultant loss of aircraft control. Factors relating to the accident were: the rough runway, and the mound of dirt at the end of the runway.

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

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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.