Single-engine piston

N8214S

1986 Schweizer Aircraft G-164B

Registered 2 NTSB/FAA records
Built
1986
Serial
787B
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R1340 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Cw Equipment Rentals Inc (Corporation)
Based
Biggs, CA
Registration record

N8214S on the FAA register

Type
1986 Schweizer Aircraft G-164B
Serial
787B
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R1340 series
Registered owner
Cw Equipment Rentals Inc
Biggs, CA
Certificate issued
2014-05-16
Airworthiness date
1989-09-20
Registration expires
2027-05-31
Airworthiness class
Restricted
Mode S (hex)
AB3787
Mode S (octal)
52633607
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).
  • 2014-05-16
    Certificate of registration issued as N8214S to the current registrant.
  • 2013-05-09
    Accident at Biggs, CA; damage: minor.
  • 1994-05-12
    Accident at Yuba City, CA; damage: substantial.
  • 1989-09-20
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (restricted category).
  • 1986
    Manufactured (1986).
  • 1967-11-13
    N8214S previously assigned to a Cessna 150F (s/n 15061814); cancelled.
Overview

About N8214S

N8214S is a 1986 Schweizer Aircraft G-164B, serial number 787B. The FAA register lists Cw Equipment Rentals Inc as the registrant in Biggs, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 16, 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 September 20, 1989.

N8214S has 2 accident/incident records 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

2013-05-09 Accident · Biggs, CA Damage: Minor Fatal injury NTSB · WPR13LA223
Reported aircraft: Schweizer Aircraft G-164B
Probable cause: The pilot s failure to adequately monitor the runway environment during taxi, which resulted in an on-ground collision.
1994-05-12 Accident · Yuba City, CA Damage: Substantial NTSB · SEA94LA117
Reported aircraft: Schweizer G-164B
Probable cause: AN INADVERTENT STALL/MUSH AFTER TAKEOFF. THE OVER-WEIGHT LOADING OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS A FACTOR.
1967-04-01 Accident · Ludlow,Mass, 21 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 0994
Reported aircraft: Cessna 150 — a different aircraft that carried the N8214S registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: SYSTEMS-ELECTRICAL FAILURE UNDETERMINED.

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.