# Accident 19740817026969A: Gruman G73, Minersville, PA, August 17, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1974
- Place: Minersville, PA
- Airport: Joe Zerby
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 40.6908° N, 76.2594° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Minersville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6908&lon=-76.2594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N168W (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAN G73
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,750 total, 875 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC75FGT06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FGT06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740817026969A

## Narrative

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

AFT PART OF HULL DRAGGED ON GND.NOSEWHEEL STRUCK A SMALL ROCK PILE.

## 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 NYC75FGT06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FGT06), Aug 17, 1974: Grumman G-73 (N168W), Minersville, PA, 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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