# NTSB LAX73DUJ90: Grumman G-164A, N72PB, Chandlr Hts, AZ, June 15, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 15, 1973
- Place: Chandlr Hts, AZ · CHANDLR HTS, AZ
- Location: 33.2120° N, 111.6862° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chandler Heights, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2120&lon=-111.6862&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 21, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190108
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX73DUJ90
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73DUJ90

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1795  73/6/15    CHANDLR HTS,ARIZ    GRUMMAN G-164A      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2030                    N72PB               PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  AGE 44, 7510 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            2510 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DIRT STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHANDLR HTS,ARIZ            MESA,ARIZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- ACFT ENTERED A CLOUD OF DUST,LOST SIGHT OF BURNING RAGS USED FOR VIS GUIDANCE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N72PB](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72PB-1998-01-28), registration cancelled 1998-01-28, S/N 1023 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-164A
- Registry model: [Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164a) (registry code 3952801) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Dirt Strip

## 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 19730615017759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730615017759A), Jun 15, 1973: Gulstm G164A, Chandlr Hts, AZ, Substantial damage. Acft entered a cloud of dust,lost sight of burning rags used for vis guidance.

## Other investigations on N72PB (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 DEN87LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA087), Apr 6, 1987: Grumman G-164A (N72PB), La Salle, CO, 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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