Single-engine piston

N896X

1967 Grumman G-164A

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1967
Serial
451
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Major Ken'S Flying Service LLC (LLC)
Based
Colfax, ND
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Registration record

N896X on the FAA register

Type
1967 Grumman G-164A
Serial
451
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Registered owner
Major Ken'S Flying Service LLC
Colfax, ND
Certificate issued
2017-11-29
Airworthiness date
1967-06-01
Registration expires
2027-11-30
Airworthiness class
Restricted
Mode S (hex)
AC5DAB
Mode S (octal)
53056653
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-11-29
    Certificate of registration issued as N896X.
  • 2011-04-29
    Accident at Albion, NY; damage: substantial.
  • 1967-06-01
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (restricted category).
Overview

About N896X

N896X is a 1967 Grumman G-164A, serial number 451. The FAA register lists Major Ken'S Flying Service LLC as the registrant in Colfax, North Dakota. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 29, 2017 and expires on November 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 June 1, 1967.

N896X has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2011-04-29 Accident · Albion, NY Damage: Substantial NTSB · ERA11LA290
Reported aircraft: Grumman G-164A
Probable cause: A bearing failure in the engine s supercharger section, which resulted in a total loss of engine power during flight. Contributing to the accident was the soft soil of the forced landing site.

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.