# NTSB FTW66D0378: Grumman G-164, N471Y, Sheridan, WY, November 7, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 7, 1965
- Place: Sheridan, WY · SHERIDAN, WY
- Location: 44.7962° N, 106.9642° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sheridan, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7962&lon=-106.9642&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 7, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175131
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66D0378
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66D0378

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3164   65/11/7   SHERIDAN WYO        GRUMMAN G-164       CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 9000
        TIME - 1220                    N471Y               PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 700 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        REMARKS- PILOT NOT INSTRUMENT RATED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N471Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-164
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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