# Accident 19780503007229A: Grumav G164, Calusa, CA, May 3, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 1978
- Place: Calusa, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Aircraft: N10218, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N10218) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164 (registry code 3952702, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental W670 series (registry code 17018, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV G164
- Reported engine: PWA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,920 total, 40 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK78FVG28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FVG28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780503007229A

## Narrative

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

UPPER RT ENG MOUNT ATTACHING BOLT HEX NUT WORN ALMOST COMPLETELY D,NO RECORD OF REPLACEMENT.

## 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 OAK78FVG28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FVG28), May 3, 1978: Grumman G-164 (N10218), Calusa, CA, destroyed

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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