# Accident 19761101039329A: Grumav G164, Yauco, Puerto Rico, November 1, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 1, 1976
- Place: Yauco, Puerto Rico
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 18.0348° N, 66.8621° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yauco, PR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.0348&lon=-66.8621&mi=10
- Aircraft: N460Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N460Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164 (registry code 3952702, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jacobs R755A series (registry code 35006, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-r755a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV G164
- Reported engine: JACOBS
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,500 total, 9,999 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA77FKA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FKA01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761101039329A

## Narrative

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

TOP COMPRESSION RINGS FROM CYL 1-2-3 AND LOWER COMPRESSION RING CYL 5 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 MIA77FKA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FKA01), Nov 1, 1976: Grumman G-164 (N460Y), Yauco, PR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N460Y (1)

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

- [Accident 20050804018639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050804018639A), Aug 4, 2005: Scwzer G164 (N460Y), Sabana Grande, PR, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot [privacy data omitted], pilot of N460Y, while spraying fertilizer at a farm in Sabana Grande, during a turn, he experienced a strong downdraft…

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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