Single-engine piston

N48492

1976 Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164B

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1976
Serial
47B
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
D C Applicator (Corporation)
Based
Brentwood, CA
Registration record

N48492 on the FAA register

Type
1976 Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164B
Serial
47B
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Registered owner
D C Applicator
Brentwood, CA
Certificate issued
2021-07-20
Airworthiness date
1976-05-05
Registration expires
2028-07-31
Airworthiness class
Restricted
Mode S (hex)
A5FB23
Mode S (octal)
51375443
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-03-03
    Accident at Vernalis, CA; damage: substantial.
  • 2021-07-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N48492 to the current registrant.
  • 1976-05-05
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (restricted category).
  • 1950-03-14
    N48492 previously assigned to a Fairchild PT-26 (s/n T42-1413); cancelled.
Overview

About N48492

N48492 is a 1976 Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164B, serial number 47B. The FAA register lists D C Applicator as the registrant in Brentwood, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 20, 2021 and expires on July 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Pratt & Whitney R-985 series engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is restricted category, dated May 5, 1976.

N48492 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2023-03-03 Accident · Vernalis, CA Damage: Substantial Serious injury NTSB · WPR23LA120
Reported aircraft: Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164B
Probable cause: The pilot s failure to maintain clearance from a power line during a low-level aerial application flight.

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.