# Accident 19740517033159A: Grumav G159, Willoughby, OH, May 17, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 1974
- Place: Willoughby, OH
- Airport: Lost Nation
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Location: 41.6453° N, 81.4144° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Willoughby, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6453&lon=-81.4144&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23D (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV G159
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,343 total, 3,269 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74FEI39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEI39) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740517033159A

## Narrative

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

PLT OBSVD 3 GREEN LIGHTS BFR L ENG START DID NOT CK PSN OF SELECTOR.ENG STARTED,GR RETRACTED.

## 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 CHI74FEI39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEI39), May 17, 1974: Grumman G-159 (N23D), Willoughby, OH, 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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