# Accident 19741030037799A: Grumav G164A, Knights Ldg, CA, October 30, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 1974
- Place: Knights Ldg, CA
- Airport: Unnamed Strip
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 38.7980° N, 121.7174° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Knights Landing, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7980&lon=-121.7174&mi=10
- Aircraft: N982X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N982X-2003-12-11) (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
- Reported engine: PWA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,500 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK75DVG32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75DVG32) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741030037799A

## Narrative

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

BLOWER IMPELLER FAILED.

## 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 OAK75DVG32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75DVG32), Oct 30, 1974: Grumman G-164A (N982X), Knights Ldg, CA, 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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