# Accident 20130729021349A: Grumman G-164A, Monte Vista, CO, July 29, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 2013, 07:35 local time
- Place: Monte Vista, CO
- Airport: Monte Vista
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: L36G
- Location: 37.5817° N, 106.0531° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5817&lon=-106.0531&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5324, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5324-2014-01-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164A (registry code 3952704, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-164A
- Reported engine: P&W R1340 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 25,256 total, 7,730 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13LA443](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA443) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130729021349A

## Narrative

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

ON 07/29/2013 AT APPROXIMATELY 0735 HOURS MDT, N5324 A GRUMMAN AG CAT MODEL G-164A AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AFTER AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING NEAR MONTE VISTA (MVI) AIRPORT, CO.  THE SOLE OCCUPANT ABOARD SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS VMC.

## 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 CEN13LA443](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA443), Jul 29, 2013: Grumman G-164A (N5324), Monte Vista, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power due to a fatigue failure of the engine cylinder exhaust rocker housing as a result of an excessively torqued rocker assembly.

## Other reports on N5324 (1)

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

- [Accident 19860805037469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860805037469A), Aug 5, 1986: Scwzer G164A (N5324), Center, CO, Substantial damage. During landing, the spraybar of the aircraft caught in wheat. Right main gear collapsed during uncontrolled turn.

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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