Single-engine piston

N6598K

1978 Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164B

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1978
Serial
381B
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R1340 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Sky Tractor LLC (LLC)
Based
Hillsboro, ND
Registration record

N6598K on the FAA register

Type
1978 Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164B
Serial
381B
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R1340 series
Registered owner
Sky Tractor LLC
Hillsboro, ND
Certificate issued
2017-04-20
Airworthiness date
1978-03-07
Registration expires
2030-04-30
Airworthiness class
Restricted
Mode S (hex)
A8B1A3
Mode S (octal)
52130643
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-04-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N6598K.
  • 2001-09-03
    Accident at Atlantic, IA; damage: destroyed.
  • 1978-03-07
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (restricted category).
Overview

About N6598K

N6598K is a 1978 Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164B, serial number 381B. The FAA register lists Sky Tractor LLC as the registrant in Hillsboro, North Dakota. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 20, 2017 and expires on April 30, 2030.

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 March 7, 1978.

N6598K has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: destroyed); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2001-09-03 Accident · Atlantic, IA Damage: Destroyed NTSB · CHI01LA300
Reported aircraft: Grumman-Schweizer G-164B
Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons during the takeoff and initial climb, and the unsuitable terrain encountered during the forced landing. Factors relating to this accident were the corn crop and the low altitude.

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

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