# Accident 19770715019989A: Grumav G164A, Wolcott, NY, July 15, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1977
- Place: Wolcott, NY
- Airport: Wolcott Airstrip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 43.2228° N, 76.8121° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wolcott, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2228&lon=-76.8121&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5353, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5353-2026-09-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164A (registry code 3952704, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV G164A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,676 total, 227 in this make and model, 245 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC77DFJ35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77DFJ35) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770715019989A

## Narrative

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

RT MAIN TIRE DEFLATED IN FLIGHT.

## 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 NYC77DFJ35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77DFJ35), Jul 15, 1977: Grumman G-164A (N5353), Wolcott, NY, 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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