# Accident 19730625019039A: Grumav G164, Breaux Bridge, LA, June 25, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 1973
- Place: Breaux Bridge, LA
- Airport: Bordelon
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 30.2804° N, 91.9037° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Breaux Bridge, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2804&lon=-91.9037&mi=10
- Aircraft: N492Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N492Y-1989-04-24) (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: 12,000 total, 1,228 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW73DRD37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DRD37) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730625019039A

## Narrative

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

POST EXAM OF ENG DISCLOSED CRANKSHAFT COULD NOT BE ROTATED.ACFT SOLD FOR SALVAGE ENG NOT TORN DWN.

## 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 FTW73DRD37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DRD37), Jun 25, 1973: Grumman G-164 (N492Y), Breaux Bridge, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N492Y (1)

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

- [Accident 19870522017859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870522017859A), May 22, 1987: Scwzer G164 (N492Y), Newport, AR, Substantial damage. Struck a levee during a formation swath run. Impact severed the landing gear. Crash landed and nosed over.

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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