# NTSB SEA67D0250: Grumman G-164, N517Y, Prescott, WA, March 6, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 6, 1967
- Place: Prescott, WA · PRESCOTT, WA
- Location: 46.2988° N, 118.3126° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Prescott, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2988&lon=-118.3126&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 14, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 118033
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA67D0250
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA67D0250

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0679   67/3/6    PRESCOTT, WASH      GRUMMAN G-164       CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 4826
        TIME - 1230                    N517Y               PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 700 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- PLT TOOK OFF FROM SOFT, SANDY STRIP. QUARTERING TAIL WIND 15 KTS GUSTING TO 20 KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N517Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N517Y-2012-12-11), registration cancelled 2012-12-11, S/N 174, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-164
- Registry model: [Grumman G-164](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164) (registry code 3952702) (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

## Other investigations on N517Y (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 SEA66A0063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA66A0063), May 29, 1966: Grumman G-164 (N517Y), Chester, MT, no 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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