# Accident 19730626017499A: Grumav G164A, Monte Alto, TX, June 26, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 1973
- Place: Monte Alto, TX
- Airport: Browne Airfield
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 26.3744° N, 97.9727° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Monte Alto, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.3744&lon=-97.9727&mi=10
- Aircraft: N929X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N929X-1992-11-25) (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: 3,206 total, 103 in this make and model, 183 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW73DRG92](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DRG92) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730626017499A

## Narrative

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

NO CAUSE FOUND FOR ENG FAILURE-ENGINE OPERATED AFTER ACCIDENT.LNDD IN PLOWED FLD.

## 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 FTW73DRG92](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DRG92), Jun 26, 1973: Grumman G-164 (N929X), Monte Alto, 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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