- Date
- August 24, 1974
- Place
- Dewitt, AR · DEWITT, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N989XGrumman G-164
- Status
- Completed · report September 19, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740824027099A
- Case key
- 134477
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2390 74/8/24 DEWITT,ARK GRUMMAN G-164 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 6500 TIME - 1700 N989X PX- 0 0 0 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, 1500 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - A&M FLYING SERVIC DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION STAR CITY,ARK DEWITT,ARK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNDER TORQUED REMARKS- R WHEEL CAME OFF AXLE ASSY. NO LOAD ABD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N989X
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- A&M Flying Servic
N989XRegistration cancelled Jun 8, 2018 · Grumman G-164AAirframe modelGrumman G-164AEngine modelJacobs R755A series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.