# Accident 19770315005329A: Grumav G164, Devalls Bruff, AR, March 15, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 1977
- Place: Devalls Bruff, AR
- Airport: Griffin
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 34.4486° N, 90.6618° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GRIFFIN (43AS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4486&lon=-90.6618&mi=10
- Aircraft: N740Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N740Y-1982-03-01) (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: 1,596 total, 1,506 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW77DPG21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DPG21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770315005329A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 FTW77DPG21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DPG21), Mar 15, 1977: Grumman G-164 (N740Y), Devalls Bruff, AR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N740Y (2)

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

- [Accident 19790716023219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790716023219A), Jul 16, 1979: Gulstm G164 (N740Y), Crossville, TN, Substantial damage. The aircraft hit trees while spraying crops.
- [Accident 19750802021969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750802021969A), Aug 2, 1975: Grumav G164 (N740Y), Devalls Bluff, AR, Substantial damage. Plt lnd on hiway,swerved to avoid car.

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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