# NTSB NYC66F0206: Grumman G164, N631U, Elmira, NY, August 12, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 12, 1965
- Place: Elmira, NY · ELMIRA, NY
- Location: 42.0934° N, 76.8096° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elmira, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0934&lon=-76.8096&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 13, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177197
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66F0206
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0206

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0477  65/8/12    ELMIRA NY           GRUMMAN G164        CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 1456
        TIME - 0915                    N631U               PX-  0  0  0  TOWING GLIDERS            TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHEMUNG COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: GROUND SIGNALMAN
        REMARKS- PARKED GLIDER N698U SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N631U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N631U-2015-05-20), registration cancelled 2015-05-20, S/N 367, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G164
- 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
- Airport: Chemung County

## Other investigations on N631U (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 FTW75FRD06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75FRD06), Aug 6, 1974: Grumman G-164 (N631U), Branch, LA, 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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