# Accident 19730628018599A: Grumav G164A, Covington, TN, June 28, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 1973
- Place: Covington, TN
- Airport: Thurmond Glen
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 35.5659° N, 89.6485° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Covington, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5659&lon=-89.6485&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7964, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7964-2017-07-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164A (registry code 3952704, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV G164A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 700 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD73FLT21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73FLT21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730628018599A

## Narrative

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

BRAKE PUCKS ON L BRAKE WORN TO 1/8IN OR LESS.ONE PUCK FORCED PAST O RING.WIND GUSTING 23K.

## 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 IAD73FLT21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73FLT21), Jun 28, 1973: Grumman G-164A (N7964), Covington, TN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7964 (1)

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

- [Accident 19910719028939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910719028939A), Jul 19, 1991: Scwzer G164A (N7964), Sharon Springs, KS, Substantial damage. Settled to ground on climbout. Impact flipped aircraft over off end of private strip.

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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