# Accident 19730718018669A: Grumav G164, Shirley, IL, July 18, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 1973
- Place: Shirley, IL
- Airport: Park R.L.A.
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 40.4075° N, 89.0643° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shirley, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4075&lon=-89.0643&mi=10
- Aircraft: N649U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N649U-2013-04-30) (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: 9,000 total, 220 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74FEV03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEV03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730718018669A

## Narrative

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

ACFT NEAR GROSS WT,1700 FT OF RWY USABLE.R GR HIT FENCE POST,SEPARATED.CONT FLT,FURTHUR DMG ON LDG

## 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 CHI74FEV03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEV03), Jul 18, 1973: Grumman G-164A (N649U), Shirley, IL, 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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