# Accident 19730928031799A: Grumav G164A, Charleston, MO, September 28, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 1973
- Place: Charleston, MO
- Airport: Mcdowell-Schmidt
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Location: 36.9169° N, 89.3339° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charleston, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9169&lon=-89.3339&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6581, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6581-2013-07-09) (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: 4,916 total, 400 in this make and model, 222 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC74FCA10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74FCA10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730928031799A

## Narrative

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

NO FUEL IN TANK,MAIN LINE TO CARB AND BOWL.PLT INITIATED GO-AROUND DUE TRUCK ON RWY.GAUGE 5GAL HI.

## 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 MKC74FCA10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74FCA10), Sep 28, 1973: Grumman G-164A (N6581), Charleston, MO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6581 (1)

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

- [Accident 19830613024689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830613024689A), Jun 13, 1983: Scwzer G164A (N6581), Newport, AR, Substantial damage. Crash occurred during emergency landing after aircraft failed to climb after takeoff.

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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