# NTSB FTW72FPG84: Grumman G-164A, N7234, Crawfordsvlle, AR, June 11, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 11, 1972
- Place: Crawfordsvlle, AR · CRAWFORDSVLLE, AR
- Location: 35.2267° N, 90.3242° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crawfordsville, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2267&lon=-90.3242&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 20, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166744
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW72FPG84
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72FPG84

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0509  72/6/11    CRAWFORDSVLLE,ARK   GRUMMAN G-164A      CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35,
        TIME - 1205                    N7234               PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS, 35 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CRAWFORDSVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OSCEOLA,ARK                 CRAWFORDSVLLE,ARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- PLT HAD 10 YR OLD SON WITH HIM IN SINGLE SEAT ACFT. RESTRICTED AFT ELEVATOR TRAVEL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7234](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7234-2013-07-02), registration cancelled 2013-07-02, S/N 909, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-164A
- Registry model: [Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164a) (registry code 3952801) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R1340 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (registry code 52016, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Crawfordsville

## Other investigations on N7234 (2)

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 FTW88DRD17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88DRD17), Aug 14, 1988: Schweizer G-164A (N7234), Mangham, LA, substantial damage
- [NTSB ATL82DA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA199), Jul 13, 1982: Grumman G-164A (N7234), Wetumpka, AL, 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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