# NTSB FTW80DPA04: Grumman G-164, N472Y, Lott, TX, December 8, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 8, 1979
- Place: Lott, TX · LOTT, TX
- Location: 31.2063° N, 97.0336° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lott, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.2063&lon=-97.0336&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 10, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133208
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80DPA04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DPA04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3531   79/12/8 NR.LOTT,TX            GRUMMAN G-164       CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 26000
        TIME - 1300                    N472Y               PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 7000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WIDEMAN RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KOSSE,TX                   LOTT,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOW FLUID LEVEL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N472Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N472Y-2020-01-06), registration cancelled 2020-01-06, S/N 117, built 1962 (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: Wideman Ranch

## 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 19791208041459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791208041459A), Dec 8, 1979: Gulstm G164, Lott, TX, Substantial damage. Landed in crosswind. Ground-looped into fence on side of runway. Brake fluid level low.

## Other investigations on N472Y (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 FTW77DRG48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DRG48), Apr 25, 1977: Grumman G-164 (N472Y), Port Lavaca, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X2713](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2713), Jul 8, 1964: Grumman G164 (N472Y), Port Lavaca, TX, 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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