Single-engine piston

N6868Q

1978 Grumman/Schweizer G-164D

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1978
Serial
1D
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Pratt & Whitney TWJR-SAIG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Avag Inc (Corporation)
Based
Richvale, CA
What's N6868Q worth? Track flights
Registration record

N6868Q on the FAA register

Type
1978 Grumman/Schweizer G-164D
Serial
1D
Engines
Pratt & Whitney TWJR-SAIG
Registered owner
Avag Inc
Richvale, CA
Certificate issued
1984-10-30
Airworthiness date
1979-04-04
Registration expires
2028-07-31
Airworthiness class
Restricted
Mode S (hex)
A91D00
Mode S (octal)
52216400
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).
  • 1990-05-06
    Accident at Richvale, CA; damage: substantial.
  • 1984-10-30
    Certificate of registration issued as N6868Q to the current registrant.
  • 1979-04-04
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (restricted category).
  • 1978
    Manufactured (1978).
  • 1965-03-03
    N6868Q previously assigned to a Beechcraft 65-A80 (s/n LD-152); cancelled.
Overview

About N6868Q

N6868Q is a 1978 Grumman/Schweizer G-164D, serial number 1D. The FAA register lists Avag Inc as the registrant in Richvale, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 30, 1984 and expires on July 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Pratt & Whitney TWJR-SAIG engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is restricted category, dated April 4, 1979.

N6868Q has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1990-05-06 Accident · Richvale, CA Damage: Substantial NTSB · LAX90DVG06
Reported aircraft: Schweizer G-164D
Probable cause: THE PILOTS LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING TAKEOFF WITH A QUARTERING TAILWIND ON A NARROW 30 FOOT WIDE RUNWAY.

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

Same model

More Grumman/Schweizer G-164D aircraft

N8347K
1980 Grumman/Schweizer G-164D
All 2 Grumman/Schweizer G-164D registrations →
Same state

Other aircraft registered in California

N68680
1953 Homebuilt ABS-1
N68686
Homebuilt D
N6868L
1969 Cessna 182
N686AL
Zipline International P2 ZIP
N686BA
2024 ICON Aircraft A5
N686DT
1974 Aerospatiale SA341G Gazelle
All 27,686 aircraft registered in California →
Similar aircraft

Other single-engine pistons on the register

Own N6868Q?

Get a free valuation, digitize the logbooks, or list it on fyiAero.

Free valuation Logbook transcription

Browse: Aircraft registered in California· Registry by state· FAA registry stats

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.