# NTSB FTW74FRG92: Grumman G-164, N461RF, Port Lavaca, TX, June 1, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 1, 1974
- 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: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 5, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126456
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW74FRG92
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FRG92

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1384   74/6/1    PORT LAVACA,TEX     GRUMMAN G-164       CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1645                    N461RF              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 37, 2432 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            615 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RANCH STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PORT LAVACA,TEX             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
           MISCELLANEOUS - ANIMAL(S) ON RUNWAY/TAXIWAY/RAMP
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST)
          KIND OF CROP - RICE                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
        REMARKS- COW RAN ACROSS RWY JUST BFOR LIFT OFF. PLT HAULED ACFT INTO AIR,MISSED COW & SETTLED INTO LEVEE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N461RF](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N461RF-2014-10-20), registration cancelled 2014-10-20, S/N 203, built 1963 (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: Ranch Strip

## 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 19740601015569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740601015569A), Jun 1, 1974: Grumav G164, Port Lavaca, TX, Substantial damage. Cow ran across rwy just bfor lift off. Plt hauled acft into air,missed cow & settled into levee.

## Other investigations on N461RF (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 FTW76FRD46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FRD46), May 18, 1976: Grumman G-164 (N461RF), Simmesport, LA, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW72DRD08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72DRD08), Aug 14, 1971: Grumman G-164 (N461RF), Jeanerette, LA, destroyed

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.