# NTSB FTW67D0230: Grumman G-164, N721Y, Blessing, TX, August 19, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 19, 1966
- Place: Blessing, TX · BLESSING, TX
- Location: 28.8749° N, 96.2168° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blessing, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8749&lon=-96.2168&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 28, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178365
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW67D0230
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67D0230

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2799  66/8/19    BLESSING TEX        GRUMMAN G-164       CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 3500
        TIME - 1030                    N721Y               PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 800 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MANGUM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOW FLUID LEVEL
        REMARKS- LEFT BRAKE INEFFECTIVE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N721Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N721Y-1984-06-19), registration cancelled 1984-06-19, S/N 283 (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: Mangum

## Other investigations on N721Y (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 FTW66F0188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0188), Aug 2, 1965: Grumman G-164 (N721Y), Otey, TX, 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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