# Accident 19751012033289A: Grumav G164A, Sylacauga, AL, October 12, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 1975
- Place: Sylacauga, AL
- Airport: Sylacauga
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 33.1887° N, 86.2748° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sylacauga, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1887&lon=-86.2748&mi=10
- Aircraft: N960X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N960X-2013-05-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164A (registry code 3952704, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jacobs R755A series (registry code 35006, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-r755a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV G164A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,021 total, 1,900 in this make and model, 303 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA76DKJ28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DKJ28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751012033289A

## Narrative

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

WHEEL BEARING IN L MN WHEEL FAILED. INCREASED SWERVE TO AVOID HOLE ON SIDE OF RWY.

## 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 MIA76DKJ28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DKJ28), Oct 12, 1975: Grumman G-164 (N960X), Sylacauga, AL, 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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