# Accident 19770425009759A: Grumav G164, Port Lavaca, TX, April 25, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 1977
- Place: Port Lavaca, TX
- Airport: Duncan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 28.6180° N, 96.6283° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Port Lavaca, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.6180&lon=-96.6283&mi=10
- Aircraft: N472Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N472Y-2020-01-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164 (registry code 3952702, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental W670 series (registry code 17018, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV G164
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,641 total, 510 in this make and model, 169 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW77DRG48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DRG48) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770425009759A

## Narrative

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

BOLT SHEARED

## 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 FTW77DRG48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DRG48), Apr 25, 1977: Grumman G-164 (N472Y), Port Lavaca, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N472Y (1)

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

- [Accident 19791208041459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791208041459A), Dec 8, 1979: Gulstm G164 (N472Y), Lott, TX, Substantial damage. Landed in crosswind. Ground-looped into fence on side of runway. Brake fluid level low.

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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