# NTSB MIA77FKQ15: Grumman G-164B, N48646, Pugh City, MS, May 19, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 19, 1977
- Place: Pugh City, MS · PUGH CITY, MS
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 14, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158748
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA77FKQ15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FKQ15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1316  77/5/19    PUGH CITY,MS        GRUMMAN G-164B      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 985
        TIME - 1745                    N48646              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DUSTER STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GREEDWOOD,MS                PUGH CITY,MS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: THROTTLE-POWER LEVER ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- BOLT MISSING FROM THROTTLE ARM ASSEMBLY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N48646](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48646-2005-05-19), registration cancelled 2005-05-19, S/N 101B, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-164B
- Registry model: [Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164b) (registry code 3952802) (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Duster 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 19770519010729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770519010729A), May 19, 1977: Grumav G164B, Pugh City, MS, Destroyed. Bolt missing from throttle arm assembly

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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