# NTSB FTW76DRD38: Grumman G-164A, N5262, Kaplan, LA, April 19, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 19, 1976
- Place: Kaplan, LA · KAPLAN, LA
- Location: 30.0060° N, 92.2839° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kaplan, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0060&lon=-92.2839&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 25, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153426
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76DRD38
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DRD38

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0928  76/4/19    KAPLAN,LA           GRUMMAN G-164A      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 4500
        TIME - 1645                    N5262               PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 4000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALTON PONERO STRI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KAPLAN,LA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        REMARKS- R GR LEG FAILED. NO LOAD ABD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5262](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5262-1988-10-19), registration cancelled 1988-10-19, S/N 547 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-164A
- Registry model: [Grumman G-164A](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164a) (registry code 3952704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Alton Ponero Stri

## 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 19760419008659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760419008659A), Apr 19, 1976: Grumav G164A, Kaplan, LA, Substantial damage. R gr leg failed. No load abd.

## Other investigations on N5262 (1)

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 FTW79DRD31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRD31), May 22, 1979: Grumman G-164A (N5262), Kaplan, 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.

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