# NTSB FTW77DPD41: Grumman G-164, N619U, Hamlin, TX, September 24, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 24, 1977
- Place: Hamlin, TX · HAMLIN, TX
- Location: 32.8900° N, 100.1325° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hamlin, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8900&lon=-100.1325&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 1, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158638
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW77DPD41
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DPD41

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2878  77/9/24    HAMLIN,TX           GRUMMAN G-164       CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1345                    N619U               PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     AGE 30, 1212 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            50 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HAMLIN,TX                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N619U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N619U-1995-10-18), registration cancelled 1995-10-18, S/N 347 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-164
- Registry model: [Grumman G-164](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164) (registry code 3952702) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19770924030559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770924030559A), Sep 24, 1977: Grumav G164, Hamlin, TX, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N619U (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 FTW74FRD37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FRD37), May 17, 1974: Grumman G-164 (N619U), Opelousas, LA, 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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