# Accident 19740630024899A: Grumav G164, Los Fresnos, TX, June 30, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 1974
- Place: Los Fresnos, TX
- Airport: Nowlin Flying Ser
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 26.0744° N, 97.4875° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Los Fresnos, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0744&lon=-97.4875&mi=10
- Aircraft: N656U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N656U-1974-09-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164 (registry code 3952702, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV G164
- Reported engine: PWA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,767 total, 210 in this make and model, 210 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74DRH03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DRH03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740630024899A

## Narrative

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

PLT STRETCHED GLIDE LOW AIRSPEED.TOUCHED HARD IN HIGH COTTON PLANTS.

## 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 FTW74DRH03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DRH03), Jun 30, 1974: Grumman G-164 (N656U), Los Fresnos, TX, destroyed

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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