N48687 — 1976 Grumman Acft Eng Cor-schweizer G-164B

Aircraft record

Serial number

157B

Manufacturer

Grumman Acft Eng Cor-schweizer

Model

G-164B

Year

1976

Category

Fixed wing single-engine

Engine

P&w R-985 Series

Registration

Deregistered

View the FAA registry record for N48687 →

Accident & incident history

1. CEN15LA271Jun 12, 2015Foster, NEMinor

   The total loss of engine power during a low-level aerial application flight due to fuel exhaustion following the pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection that led to his assumption that sufficient fuel was on board for the flight based on his reliance on a fuel gauge that indicated the incorrect fuel level.

Registration timeline

Ownership and registration events for this airframe (the 1976 Grumman Acft Eng Cor-schweizer G-164B).

1. Nov 3, 2016deregistered — R & V Aviation Services Inc

Earlier aircraft on this N-number

The tail number N48687 was previously assigned to a different aircraft. A registration number can be reused across unrelated airframes over decades — these are not the 1976 Grumman Acft Eng Cor-schweizer G-164B above.

• until Nov 19, 1948Interstate L-6 (s/n 81)

Frequently asked

Has N48687 been in an accident?

Yes. N48687 appears in 1 NTSB accident record, the most recent in 2015.

What kind of aircraft is N48687?

N48687 is a 1976 Grumman Acft Eng Cor-schweizer G-164B (fixed wing single-engine), serial number 157B.