# Accident 19730516011439A: Grumav G164A, Mccune, KS, May 16, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 1973
- Place: Mccune, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 37.3538° N, 95.0192° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McCune, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3538&lon=-95.0192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4698, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4698) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A (registry code 3952801, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV G164A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,734 total, 6 in this make and model, 111 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC73DCQ31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73DCQ31) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730516011439A

## Narrative

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

DRG TKOF RUN DID NOT ATTAIN FLYING SPEED,ABORTED.STRIP 600FT GRASS STUBBLE 450FT PLOWED GND.

## 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 MKC73DCQ31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73DCQ31), May 16, 1973: Grumman G-164A (N4698), Mccune, KS, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4698 (2)

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

- [Accident 19960622014939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960622014939A), Jun 22, 1996: Scwzer G164A (N4698), Holyoke, CO, No damage. Engine stalled on takeoff, landed on wheels and flipped over. Chemicals on board.
- [Accident 19830907047049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830907047049A), Sep 7, 1983: Scwzer G164A (N4698), Estill, SC, Destroyed. Engine quit during a swath run. Crash landed in adjacent field. Found a broken piston ring and water in fuel.

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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