# Accident 19730726025619A: Grumav G164, Mcallen, TX, July 26, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1973
- Place: Mcallen, TX
- Airport: Weslaco
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 26.2034° N, 98.2300° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McAllen, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.2034&lon=-98.2300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N63W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164 (registry code 3952702, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental W670 series (registry code 17018, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV G164
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,636 total, 5,626 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74FRG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FRG05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730726025619A

## Narrative

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

R AILERON PUSH-PULL TUBE SEPARATED FROM ROD END BEARING.TUBE CRACKED IN RIVIT HOLE AREA.

## 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 FTW74FRG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FRG05), Jul 26, 1973: Grumman G-164 (N63W), Mcallen, 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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