Single-engine piston

N8974H

1974 Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164A

Registered 3 NTSB/FAA records
Built
1974
Serial
1347
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R1340 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Fostoria, MI
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Registration record

N8974H on the FAA register

Type
1974 Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164A
Serial
1347
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R1340 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Fostoria, MI
Certificate issued
2024-01-18
Airworthiness date
1975-12-11
Registration expires
2031-01-31
Airworthiness class
Restricted
Mode S (hex)
AC6241
Mode S (octal)
53061101
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-01-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N8974H to the current registrant.
  • 1989-06-24
    Accident at Colfax, WA; damage: substantial.
  • 1984-06-23
    Accident at Murdo, SD; damage: substantial.
  • 1982-06-01
    Accident at Angleton, TX; damage: destroyed.
  • 1975-12-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (restricted category).
  • 1974
    Manufactured (1974).
  • 1955-10-05
    N8974H previously assigned to a North American Navion (s/n NAV-4-974); cancelled.
Overview

About N8974H

N8974H is a 1974 Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164A, serial number 1347. It is registered to an individual in Fostoria, Michigan. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 18, 2024 and expires on January 31, 2031.

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 11, 1975.

N8974H has 3 accident/incident records on file (most serious damage: destroyed); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1989-06-24 Accident · Colfax, WA Damage: Substantial NTSB · SEA89LA121
Reported aircraft: Grumman-Schweizer G-164A
Probable cause: IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF THE CYLINDER ASSEMBLY. THE TERRAIN WAS NOT SUITABLE FOR A SUCCESSFUL FORCED LANDING.
1988-07-21 Accident · Colfax, WA Damage: Substantial NTSB · SEA88LA135
Reported aircraft: Schweizer G164A — a different aircraft that carried the N8974H registration before this airframe.
1984-06-23 Accident · Murdo, SD Damage: Substantial NTSB · DEN84LA192
Reported aircraft: Grumman G-164A
1982-06-01 Accident · Angleton, TX Damage: Destroyed NTSB · FTW82DA205
Reported aircraft: Grumman G-164A

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.