# Accident 19740715022739A: Grumav G164A, Ducor, CA, July 15, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1974
- Place: Ducor, CA
- Airport: Giumarra
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 35.8927° N, 119.0470° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ducor, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8927&lon=-119.0470&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6587, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6587-2017-03-21) (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: 7,000 total, 450 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX75DVA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75DVA04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740715022739A

## Narrative

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

3 FT FROM WG TIPS TO GRAPE VINEYARD WHEN ON CENTERLINE. WG CAUGHT VINES.

## 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 LAX75DVA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75DVA04), Jul 15, 1974: Grumman G-164A (N6587), Ducor, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6587 (2)

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

- [Incident 19940328000579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940328000579I), Mar 28, 1994: Scwzer G164A (N6587), Madera, CA. Engine quit on climbout. Forced landing straight ahead in field. NR5 cylinder had failed.
- [Accident 19841007076019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841007076019A), Oct 7, 1984: Scwzer G164A (N6587), Lamont, CA, Substantial damage. Lost power due to fuel exhaustion. Pilot relied on gauges and did not visually check fuel before departure.

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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