N6565

GRUMMAN G-164A · 1970 · Valid Registration

Registered owner: AG AIR INC, LA (owner ≠ operator)

Operators of this aircraft

Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
AG AIR LLCOperatoron 2024-09-21Operator named in NTSB report

Accident & incident history

Acc · 2024-09-21 Operator named in NTSB report
GRUMMAN G-164A None injury Part 137AG AIR LLC
Source: NTSB case CEN24LA364

Maintenance disclosures

Service Difficulty Reports filed with the FAA for this airframe. Filing is largely voluntary — the number of reports is not a measure of reliability. To verify a report, search its control number at the FAA SDRS site.

1 report on file, 1996-05-17.

PARTIAL RPM/PWR LOSS; FLUID LOSS · 1996-05-17 Unresolved
ATA 8530

Part: PISTON — RING BROKE (NR 1 CYLINDER)

FIRST OR SECOND COMPRESSION RING BROKE CAUSING RING LANDS TO WEAR BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND RING LAND AND THROUGH PISTON HEAD. COMBUSTION HEAT BURNED HOLE LARGER DIRECTING PRESSURE TO ENGINE CASE. THIS PRESSURE BLEW THE ENGINE OIL OVERBOARD. THIS RESULTED IN AN EMERGENCY LANDING.

Source: SDR 96ZZZX2997