# Accident 19731231040329A: Grumav G164A, Tonopah, AZ, December 31, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 1973
- Place: Tonopah, AZ
- Airport: Sierra Negra
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 33.4880° N, 112.9308° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tonopah, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4880&lon=-112.9308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5363, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5363-2013-06-13) (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: 17,850 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX74DUJ38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74DUJ38) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731231040329A

## Narrative

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

R BRAKE MALFUNCTION. POS FOR LOAD.

## 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 LAX74DUJ38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74DUJ38), Dec 31, 1973: Grumman G-164A (N5363), Tonopah, AZ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5363 (1)

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

- [Accident 19920819032189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920819032189A), Aug 19, 1992: Scwzer G164A (N5363), Laveen, AZ, Substantial damage. Tail wheel began castering on landing. Lost control. Eft the runway and nosed over.

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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