FTW71DRG45

NTSB accident investigation · Grumman G-164A · San Fernando, Mexico · November 9, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 9, 1970
Place
San Fernando, Mexico · SAN FERNANDO, Mexico
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N6634Grumman G-164A
Status
Completed · report August 6, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
158823

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0050   70/11/9   SAN FERNANDO,MEX    GRUMMAN G-164A      CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             CERTIFICATE OTHER, AGE
        TIME - 1400                    N6634               PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     55, UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, UNK/NR
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BEAUMONT,TEX                BROWNSVILLE,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ENG FAILED,LND IN SOFT FLD. INVEST UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF MEXICO.

Aircraft

Registration
N6634
Reported as
Grumman G-164A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.