# Accident 19730423009859A: Grumav G164, Anahuac, TX, April 23, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 1973
- Place: Anahuac, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 29.7652° N, 94.6785° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anahuac, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7652&lon=-94.6785&mi=10
- Aircraft: N578Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N578Y-1975-12-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164 (registry code 3952702, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV G164
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 802 total, 540 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW73DRA22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DRA22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730423009859A

## Narrative

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

ABT ONE AND ONE HALF GAL WATER DRAINED FROM ACFT FUEL TANKS.WATER FOUND IN FUEL TRUCK SUMP.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW73DRA22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DRA22), Apr 23, 1973: Grumman G-164A (N578Y), Anahuac, TX, substantial damage

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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