# Accident 19750401007179A: Grumav G164, Southside, AL, April 1, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1975
- Place: Southside, AL
- Airport: Southside
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 33.8908° N, 86.0180° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Southside, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8908&lon=-86.0180&mi=10
- Aircraft: N497Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N497Y-1989-09-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164 (registry code 3952702, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV G164
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,791 total, 1,230 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA75FKJ57](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75FKJ57) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750401007179A

## Narrative

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

ENG DROPPED DNWD PLT SHUT ENG DWN.AS ENG DROPPED PWR INCRSD TO FULL,PLT UN CTL ACFT.MOUNT BOLT BKN

## 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 MIA75FKJ57](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75FKJ57), Apr 1, 1975: Grumman G-164 (N497Y), Southside, AL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N497Y (1)

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

- [Incident 19790808030109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790808030109I), Aug 8, 1979: Gulstm G164 (N497Y), Riddles Bend, AL, Minor damage. After completing agricultural application aircraft ran out of fuel.

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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