# Accident 19740601015569A: Grumav G164, Port Lavaca, TX, June 1, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 1974
- Place: Port Lavaca, TX
- Airport: Ranch Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 28.6180° N, 96.6283° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Port Lavaca, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.6180&lon=-96.6283&mi=10
- Aircraft: N461RF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N461RF-2014-10-20) (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: 2,432 total, 615 in this make and model, 163 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74FRG92](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FRG92) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740601015569A

## Narrative

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

COW RAN ACROSS RWY JUST BFOR LIFT OFF. PLT HAULED ACFT INTO AIR,MISSED COW & SETTLED INTO LEVEE.

## 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 FTW74FRG92](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FRG92), Jun 1, 1974: Grumman G-164 (N461RF), Port Lavaca, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N461RF (1)

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

- [Accident 19760518014139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760518014139A), May 18, 1976: Grumav G164 (N461RF), Simmesport, LA, Substantial damage. R brake inop. Gusting to 20K. Ditch beside rwy. No load abd.

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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