Single-engine piston

N573AF

1979 Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164B

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1979
Serial
573B
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R1340 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Watson Air Farm LLC (LLC)
Based
Thibodaux, LA
Registration record

N573AF on the FAA register

Type
1979 Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164B
Serial
573B
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R1340 series
Registered owner
Watson Air Farm LLC
Thibodaux, LA
Certificate issued
2014-05-06
Airworthiness date
1990-04-25
Registration expires
2027-05-31
Airworthiness class
Restricted
Mode S (hex)
A75994
Mode S (octal)
51654624
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2014-05-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N573AF.
  • 1991-07-28
    Accident at Donaldsonville, LA; damage: substantial.
  • 1990-04-25
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (restricted category).
  • 1979
    Manufactured (1979).
Overview

About N573AF

N573AF is a 1979 Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164B, serial number 573B. The FAA register lists Watson Air Farm LLC as the registrant in Thibodaux, Louisiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 6, 2014 and expires on May 31, 2027.

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 April 25, 1990.

N573AF has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1991-07-28 Accident · Donaldsonville, LA Damage: Substantial NTSB · FTW91DRD07
Reported aircraft: Grumman G-164B
Probable cause: THE MECHANICAL FAILURE OF THE PROPELLER BLADE PITCH POSITIONING BOLT. A FACTOR WAS THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN 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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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.