# NTSB CHI78FEV51: Grumman G-164, N723Y, Greenfield, IL, August 24, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 24, 1978
- Place: Greenfield, IL · GREENFIELD, IL
- Location: 39.3445° N, 90.2082° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greenfield, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3445&lon=-90.2082&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 22, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139475
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78FEV51
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEV51

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4273  78/8/24  NR.GREENFIELD,IL      GRUMMAN G-164       CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1300                    N723Y               PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 39, 3930 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            350 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         GREENFIELD,IL                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: CARBURETOR
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- SAND FOUND IN FLOAT NEEDLE CAVITY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N723Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N723Y-1989-09-18), registration cancelled 1989-09-18, S/N 285 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-164
- Registry model: [Grumman G-164](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164) (registry code 3952702) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Longmeyer Rla

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19780824030269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780824030269A), Aug 24, 1978: Gulstm G164A, Greenfield, IL, Substantial damage. Sand found in float needle cavity.

## Other investigations on N723Y (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 UNK64X2956](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2956), Jul 21, 1964: Grumman G164 (N723Y), Clewiston, FL, substantial damage

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.

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