Single-engine piston

N8980H

Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164A

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
—
Serial
1603
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Beaumont, TX
Registration record

N8980H on the FAA register

Type
Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164A
Serial
1603
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Beaumont, TX
Certificate issued
2025-03-28
Airworthiness date
1996-05-24
Registration expires
2032-03-31
Airworthiness class
Restricted
Mode S (hex)
AC656C
Mode S (octal)
53062554
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-03-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N8980H to the current registrant.
  • 1996-05-24
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (restricted category).
  • 1988-08-03
    Accident at Chenoa, IL; damage: substantial.
  • 1947-10-06
    N8980H previously assigned to a Navion L-17A (s/n 980); cancelled.
Overview

About N8980H

N8980H is a Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164A, serial number 1603. It is registered to an individual in Beaumont, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 28, 2025 and expires on March 31, 2032.

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 May 24, 1996.

N8980H has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1988-08-03 Accident · Chenoa, IL Damage: Substantial NTSB · CHI88DEV04
Reported aircraft: Grumman G164A
Probable cause: UNAVAILABILITY OF SUITABLE TERRAIN ON WHICH TO ACCOMPLISH A FORCED LANDING.

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.