# Accident 19770722022149A: Grumav G164A, El Centro, CA, July 22, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 1977
- Place: El Centro, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 32.7864° N, 115.5602° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of El Centro, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7864&lon=-115.5602&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5292, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5292-1985-02-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164A (registry code 3952704, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV G164A
- Reported engine: PWA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,000 total, 30 in this make and model, 220 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX77DUM31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77DUM31) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770722022149A

## Narrative

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

NR 8 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 LAX77DUM31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77DUM31), Jul 22, 1977: Grumman G-164A (N5292), El Centro, 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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