# NTSB FTW74FRG13: Grumman G-164, N10278, Port Lavaca, TX, August 8, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 8, 1973
- Place: Port Lavaca, TX · PORT LAVACA, TX
- Location: 28.6180° N, 96.6283° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Port Lavaca, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.6180&lon=-96.6283&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 5, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189533
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW74FRG13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FRG13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2005   73/8/8    PORT LAVACA,TEX     GRUMMAN G-164       CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 8000
        TIME - 1400                    N10278              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 6000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CALHOUN COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PORT LAVACA,TEX             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 6000                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - RICE                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GOGGLES - USED
          CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED                        COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED
          CRASH BAR - INSTALLED                                    TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  34
        REMARKS- TAXI FROM FUEL PUMP TO LOAD AREA STRUCK IMPROPERLY PARKED PIPER PA-24 N5071P.WATCHING OTR ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N10278](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10278-2010-11-30), registration cancelled 2010-11-30, S/N 78, built 1961 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Calhoun County

## 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 19730808023959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730808023959A), Aug 8, 1973: Grumav G164, Port Lavaca, TX, Substantial damage. Taxi from fuel pump to load area struck improperly parked Piper PA-24 N5071P.watching otr acft.

## Other investigations on N10278 (3)

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 FTW69F0462](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69F0462), Apr 16, 1969: Grumman G-164 (N10278), Kaplan, LA, destroyed
- [NTSB FTW68D0595](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68D0595), May 23, 1968: Grumman G-164 (N10278), Gueydan, LA, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA66F0194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66F0194), Aug 17, 1965: Grumman T-G164 (N10278), Charleston, MS, 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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