# NTSB FTW73DPG55: Grumman G-164, N10264, Devalls Bluff, AR, June 3, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 3, 1973
- Place: Devalls Bluff, AR · DEVALLS BLUFF, AR
- Location: 34.7863° N, 91.4613° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of De Valls Bluff, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7863&lon=-91.4613&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 12, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190536
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW73DPG55
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DPG55

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1227   73/6/3    DEVALLS BLUFF,ARK   GRUMMAN G-164       CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 2000
        TIME - 1830                    N10264              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BISCOE,ARK                  HAZEN,ARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1750                       KIND OF OPERATION - FERRY
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
        REMARKS- DURING FERRY RETRN FLT TO OPER BASE ACFT MADE 2 LOW PASS OVER RIVER.ON 2ND PASS LDG GR HIT WATER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N10264](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10264-2014-09-08), registration cancelled 2014-09-08, S/N 64, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-164
- Registry model: [Grumman G-164](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164) (registry code 3952702) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental W670 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (registry code 17018, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19730603015509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730603015509A), Jun 3, 1973: Grumav G164, Devalls Bluff, AR, Destroyed. During ferry retrn flt to oper base acft made 2 low pass over river. On 2nd pass ldg gr hit water.

## Other investigations on N10264 (4)

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 FTW81DPG51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DPG51), Jul 2, 1981: Grumman G-164 (N10264), Cash, AR, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW79DPG27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DPG27), Apr 18, 1979: Grumman G-164 (N10264), Burdette, AR, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW77FRD01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FRD01), Oct 9, 1976: Grumman G-164 (N10264), Maurice, LA, destroyed
- [NTSB MIA68F0254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68F0254), Oct 2, 1967: Grumman G-164 (N10264), South Bay, 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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