N8957H is a Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164A (fixed wing single engine) with serial number 1592, registered in Berlin, MD. Its FAA registration is valid and runs until May 31, 2030; the renewal window opens on Nov 30, 2029. It is powered by a P&W R-985 SERIES rated at 450 hp. Its airworthiness certificate is in the restricted class (agriculture and pest control), issued Dec 5, 1975. It is one of 150 G-164A aircraft in the FAA registry, 4 of them registered in Maryland. The NTSB accident database lists one record for this airframe since 2008, the latest on Oct 7, 2024.
Registration
- FAA status
- Valid registration
- Expires
- May 31, 2030
- Registrant type
- Corporation
- Registered owner
- BUNTINGS DUSTING INC
- Location
- Berlin, MD
- Local FAA office (FSDO)
- Baltimore FSDO (BAL FSDO)
- Certificate issued
- May 24, 2023
- Last FAA action
- May 24, 2023
- Mode S code (hex)
- AC5B3C
- Mode S code (octal)
- 53055474
- Official record
- registry.faa.gov
Aircraft
- Manufacturer
- GRUMMAN ACFT ENG COR-SCHWEIZER
- Model
- G-164A
- Type certificate (TCDS)
- 1A16 (Allied Ag Cat Productions Inc.)
- Serial number
- 1592
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type
- Reciprocating
- Engine
- P&W R-985 SERIES (450 hp)
- Engines / seats
- 1 / 1
- Weight class
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Airworthiness
- Restricted since Dec 5, 1975
- Approved operations
- Agriculture and pest control
Public airports near Berlin
| Airport | ID | Distance | Tower | Fuel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ocean City Municipal Ocean City, MD | KOXB | 5 mi | Non-towered | 100LL, A |
| Salisbury-Ocean City Wicomico Regional Salisbury, MD | KSBY | 16 mi | Towered | 100LL, A |
| Bennett Salisbury, MD | 1N5 | 22 mi | Non-towered | - |
Straight-line distance from the registration city, from the FAA airport directory (NASR). The registry does not say where an aircraft is based.
Earlier registrations of this number
| Canceled | Aircraft | Serial | Year | Exported to | Same airframe today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 29, 1953 | RYAN NAVION | NAV-4-957 | CANADA |
NTSB accident and incident records
| Date | Place | Aircraft (as NTSB recorded it) | Damage | Highest injury | NTSB no. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 2024 | Parsonsburg, MD | Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164A this airframe | Substantial | Serious | ERA25LA004 |
From the NTSB aviation accident database (events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026), matched by N-number. An N-number can move between aircraft, so each row is checked against the serial number on the current registration.