# NTSB MKC73DCQ31: Grumman G-164A, N4698, Mccune, KS, May 16, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 16, 1973
- Place: Mccune, KS · MCCUNE, KS
- Location: 37.3538° N, 95.0192° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McCune, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3538&lon=-95.0192&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 22, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190411
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC73DCQ31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73DCQ31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1360  73/5/16    MCCUNE,KANS         GRUMMAN G-164A      CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1340                    N4698               PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     29, 2734 TOTAL HOURS, 6
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          STRAUSS,KANS                PITTSBURG,KANS               MCCUNE,KANS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- DRG TKOF RUN DID NOT ATTAIN FLYING SPEED,ABORTED.STRIP 600FT GRASS STUBBLE 450FT PLOWED GND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4698](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4698), registered now, S/N 1081 (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: 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 19730516011439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730516011439A), May 16, 1973: Grumav G164A, Mccune, KS, Substantial damage. Drg tkof run did not attain flying speed,aborted. Strip 600FT grass stubble 450FT plowed gnd.

## Other investigations on N4698 (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 FTW96LA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA272), Jun 22, 1996: Grumman-Schweizer G-164A (N4698), Holyoke, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the total failure of the engine main bearing. A factor was the soft terrain condition on which the forced landing was made.
- [NTSB ATL83LA358](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA358), Sep 7, 1983: Grumman G-164A (N4698), Estill, SC, 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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