# Accident 19770715018019A: Grumav G164, Boone, IA, July 15, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1977
- Place: Boone, IA
- Airport: Boone
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 42.0496° N, 93.8476° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BOONE MUNI (BNW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0496&lon=-93.8476&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12LW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12LW-1977-08-31) (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: 11,400 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 122 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC77FCD35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FCD35-146553) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770715018019A

## Narrative

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

FLEW PAST RESIDENCE AND STRUCK HIGHLINE WHILE RETURNING TO AIRPORT AFTER COMPLETING SPRAY RUN

## 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 MKC77FCD35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FCD35-146553), Jul 15, 1977: Grumman G-164 (N12LW), Boone, IA, destroyed

## Other reports on N12LW (2)

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

- [Accident 19740907028939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740907028939A), Sep 7, 1974: Gulstm G164A (N12LW), Alexander, IA, Substantial damage. Prop came off. Nosed ovr in bean fld.
- [Accident 19740525012389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740525012389A), May 25, 1974: Grumav G164 (N12LW), Donnellson, IA, Substantial damage. Drg turn-around to avoid fence r wheel entrd small ditch.

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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