Single-engine piston

N6879K

1978 Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164B

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1978
Serial
508 B
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R1340 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Tanner Flying Service Inc (Corporation)
Based
Cortez, CO
Registration record

N6879K on the FAA register

Type
1978 Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164B
Serial
508 B
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R1340 series
Registered owner
Tanner Flying Service Inc
Cortez, CO
Certificate issued
1979-04-03
Airworthiness date
1978-12-07
Registration expires
2030-04-30
Airworthiness class
Restricted
Mode S (hex)
A920D5
Mode S (octal)
52220325
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).
  • 1981-04-01
    Accident at Yellow Jacket,Co, 06; damage: substantial.
  • 1979-04-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N6879K to the current registrant.
  • 1978-12-07
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (restricted category).
  • 1956-08-15
    N6879K previously assigned to a Piper PA-16 (s/n 16-722); cancelled.
Overview

About N6879K

N6879K is a 1978 Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164B, serial number 508 B. The FAA register lists Tanner Flying Service Inc as the registrant in Cortez, Colorado. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 3, 1979 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 December 7, 1978.

N6879K has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1981-04-01 Accident · Yellow Jacket,Co, 06 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0791
Reported aircraft: Grumman G-164B
Probable cause: ROAD,VEERED INTO DITCH BESIDE ROAD.

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.