# NTSB OAK75FVG18: Grumman G-164A, N8376, Davis, CA, August 21, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 21, 1974
- Place: Davis, CA · DAVIS, CA
- Location: 38.5561° N, 121.7378° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Davis, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5561&lon=-121.7378&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 16, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136829
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK75FVG18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75FVG18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2735  74/8/21  NR.DAVIS,CALIF        GRUMMAN G-164A      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 20000
        TIME - 0800                    N8376               PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 5000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - UNNAMED STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KNIGHTS LNDG,CALIF         DAVIS,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        REMARKS- ACFT ON FERRY FLT. NO LOAD ABD. R GR LEG FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8376](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8376-2013-05-14), registration cancelled 2013-05-14, S/N 868, built 1971 (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)
- 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: Unnamed 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 19740821030869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740821030869A), Aug 21, 1974: Gulstm G164A, Davis, CA, Substantial damage. Acft on ferry flt. No load abd. R gr leg failed.

## Other investigations on N8376 (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 OAK75DVG60](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75DVG60), May 8, 1975: Grumman G-164A (N8376), Davis, CA, 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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