# Accident 19770802021589A: Grumav G164B, Tchula, MS, August 2, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 1977
- Place: Tchula, MS
- Airport: Southland Flying
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 33.1832° N, 90.2228° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tchula, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1832&lon=-90.2228&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63D-2008-09-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B (registry code 3952802, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164b) (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 G164B
- Reported engine: PWA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,074 total, 172 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA77FKQ26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FKQ26) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770802021589A

## Narrative

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

ACFT REMAINED IN SERVICE DESPITE HISTORY OF EXCESSIVELY HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION

## 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 MIA77FKQ26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FKQ26), Aug 2, 1977: Grumman G-164B (N63D), Tchula, MS, substantial damage

## Other reports on N63D (1)

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

- [Accident 20080322012609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080322012609A), Mar 22, 2008: Scwzer G164B (N63D), Colfax, WA, Substantial damage. (-23) At approximately 0917 PDT the pilot performed a downwind take-off from the airport with 1400LBS of dry fertilizer and approximately 65 gallons of jet…

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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