Single-engine piston

N5450

Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164A

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
—
Serial
1160
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R1340 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Growers Air Service (Corporation)
Based
Woodland, CA
Registration record

N5450 on the FAA register

Type
Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164A
Serial
1160
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R1340 series
Registered owner
Growers Air Service
Woodland, CA
Certificate issued
2013-01-04
Airworthiness date
1973-10-31
Registration expires
2029-01-31
Airworthiness class
Restricted
Mode S (hex)
A6ECD7
Mode S (octal)
51566327
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-08-06
    Accident at Davis, CA; damage: substantial.
  • 2013-01-04
    Certificate of registration issued as N5450 to the current registrant.
  • 1973-10-31
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (restricted category).
  • 1933-03-03
    N5450 previously assigned to a Curtiss Airplane & Motor Curtiss M F Boat (s/n A-4408); cancelled.
Overview

About N5450

N5450 is a Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164A, serial number 1160. The FAA register lists Growers Air Service as the registrant in Woodland, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 4, 2013 and expires on January 31, 2029.

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 October 31, 1973.

N5450 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

2023-08-06 Accident · Davis, CA Damage: Substantial Fatal injury NTSB · WPR23LA305
Reported aircraft: Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164A
Probable cause: An inflight loss of control during a low altitude operation for undetermined reasons.
1995-03-04 Accident · Robbins, CA Damage: Substantial NTSB · LAX95LA126
Reported aircraft: Schweizer G-164A — a different aircraft that carried the N5450 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: A failure of the engine master rod. A factor in the accident was the soft, wet condition of the field available for the forced landing.

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

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