# Accident 19730627020019A: Grumav G164, Thornwell, LA, June 27, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 1973
- Place: Thornwell, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 30.0985° N, 92.7974° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Thornwell, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0985&lon=-92.7974&mi=10
- Aircraft: N464RF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N464RF-2011-01-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164 (registry code 3952702, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV G164
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,540 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW73FRD38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73FRD38) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730627020019A

## Narrative

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

NUT BACKED OUT OF CAM REDUCTION DRIVE GR.NO EVIDENCE OF COTTER PIN.

## 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 FTW73FRD38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73FRD38), Jun 27, 1973: Grumman G-164 (N464RF), Thornwell, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N464RF (1)

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

- [Accident 19740708021299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740708021299A), Jul 8, 1974: Grumav G164 (N464RF), Jeanerette, LA, Substantial damage. Flk of unidntfd mttr fnd inlt side of main metrng fuel jet. Spraying sugar cane.

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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