# NTSB FTW78FRA19: Grumman G-164A, N636U, Baytown, TX, May 1, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 1, 1978
- Place: Baytown, TX · BAYTOWN, TX
- Location: 29.7355° N, 94.9774° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Baytown, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7355&lon=-94.9774&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 25, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142168
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW78FRA19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FRA19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0667   78/5/1    BAYTOWN,TX          GRUMMAN G-164A      CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1400                    N636U               PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     AGE 35, 3300 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            80 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BAYTOWN,TX                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- WHEN TCHDWN POINT APPEARED TOO SHORT,PLT ADDED POWER,ENG MISFIRED.WING STRUCK AUTO PARKED ON STRIP
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N636U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N636U-2017-03-24), registration cancelled 2017-03-24, S/N 372, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-164A
- Registry model: [Grumman G-164](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164) (registry code 3952702) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (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 19780501008129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780501008129A), May 1, 1978: Scwzer G164A, Baytown, TX, Substantial damage. Forced landing, undetermined engine failure. Wing struck auto parked on strip.

## Other investigations on N636U (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 CHI05LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05LA214), Aug 7, 2005: Grumman G-164 (N636U), Marshalltown, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for an undetermined reason. A factor was the corn crop.
- [NTSB FTW76DPH02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DPH02), Aug 23, 1976: Grumman G-164 (N636U), Stuttgart, AR, 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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