# Accident 19730503011019A: Grumav G164A, Winnie, TX, May 3, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 1973
- Place: Winnie, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 29.8167° N, 94.3807° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winnie, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8167&lon=-94.3807&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7844, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7844-1975-05-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164A (registry code 3952704, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV G164A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,234 total, 3,047 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW73DRA28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DRA28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730503011019A

## Narrative

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

LNDD ON A NARROW RD. R BRK MSTR CYLN FAILED,L WNG HIT FENCE.SEALS IN MSTR CYL LEAKED.

## 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 FTW73DRA28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DRA28), May 3, 1973: Grumman G-164A (N7844), Winnie, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7844 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19750322006189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750322006189A), Mar 22, 1975: Grumav G164A (N7844), Laforge, MO, Destroyed. Steep bank at end of swath run.
- [Accident 19740508010869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740508010869A), May 8, 1974: Grumav G164A (N7844), New Madrid, MO, Substantial damage. Dnwnd ldg. Un stop bfr acft turned l,hit wire fence.

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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