# Accident 19770601014209A: Grumav G164, Biggs, CA, June 1, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 1977
- Place: Biggs, CA
- Airport: Jones Strip
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 39.4115° N, 121.7114° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Biggs, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4115&lon=-121.7114&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10219, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10219-2004-03-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164 (registry code 3952702, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV G164
- Reported engine: PWA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,700 total, 7,000 in this make and model, 405 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK77DYGH0](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77DYGH0) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770601014209A

## Narrative

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

NR 2 CYL 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 OAK77DYGH0](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77DYGH0), Jun 1, 1977: Gruman G-164 (N10219), Biggs, CA, destroyed

## Other reports on N10219 (3)

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

- [Accident 19881110050669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881110050669A), Nov 10, 1988: Scwzer G164 (N10219), Blythe, CA, Substantial damage. Engine quit during a spray operation. Flipped over on forced landing. Fuel line elbow at carburetor had broken off.
- [Accident 19860507016399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860507016399A), May 7, 1986: Scwzer G164 (N10219), Butte City, CA, Substantial damage. The engine quit immediately after takeoff. Impacted the ground. Water was found in the fuel system.
- [Accident 19750509012349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750509012349A), May 9, 1975: Grumav G164 (N10219), Biggs, CA, 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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