Single-engine piston

N8379

1971 Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164A

Registered 3 NTSB/FAA records
Built
1971
Serial
872
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Rafter V Ranch Inc (Corporation)
Based
Rio Oso, CA
Registration record

N8379 on the FAA register

Type
1971 Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164A
Serial
872
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Registered owner
Rafter V Ranch Inc
Rio Oso, CA
Certificate issued
2011-04-30
Airworthiness date
1971-12-21
Registration expires
2027-04-30
Airworthiness class
Restricted
Mode S (hex)
AB75EE
Mode S (octal)
52672756
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2011-04-30
    Certificate of registration issued as N8379.
  • 1983-07-01
    Accident at Morris, MN; damage: substantial.
  • 1978-08-12
    Accident at Crawfordsville,Ar, 04; damage: substantial.
  • 1973-08-27
    Accident at Clarkedale,Ark, 04; damage: substantial.
  • 1971-12-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (restricted category).
Overview

About N8379

N8379 is a 1971 Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164A, serial number 872. The FAA register lists Rafter V Ranch Inc as the registrant in Rio Oso, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 30, 2011 and expires on April 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Pratt & Whitney R-985 series engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is restricted category, dated December 21, 1971.

N8379 has 3 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

1986-07-24 Accident · Grandin, ND Damage: Substantial NTSB · DEN86LA205
Reported aircraft: Schweizer G164A — a different aircraft that carried the N8379 registration before this airframe.
1983-07-01 Accident · Morris, MN Damage: Substantial NTSB · CHI83LA288
Reported aircraft: Grumman G-164A
1978-08-12 Accident · Crawfordsville,Ar, 04 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1788
Reported aircraft: Grumman G-164A
1973-08-27 Accident · Clarkedale,Ark, 04 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2323
Reported aircraft: Grumman G-164

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.