# Accident 19730329007939A: Grumav G164, Knights Ldg, CA, March 29, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 1973
- Place: Knights Ldg, CA
- Airport: Day Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 38.7980° N, 121.7174° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Knights Landing, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7980&lon=-121.7174&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6172U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6172U-2013-04-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164 (registry code 3952702, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV G164
- Reported engine: PWA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730329007939A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NR 9 CYL FOUND CRACKED. 1 HR SINCE ANNUAL INSPECTION COMP. LND IN MUDDY FLD.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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