# NTSB UNK64X1524: Grumman G164, N464RF, Leroy, LA, April 30, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 30, 1964
- Place: Leroy, LA · LEROY, LA
- Location: 30.0788° N, 92.1923° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Leroy, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0788&lon=-92.1923&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 15, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184451
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X1524
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1524

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1083  64/4/30    LEROY LA            GRUMMAN G164        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 32,
        TIME - 0900                    N464RF              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SEEDING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - RICE                                      PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY
          GLOVES - NOT USED                                        GOGGLES - NOT USED
          CRASH HELMET - NOT AVAILABLE                             COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED
          CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED                                TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
        REMARKS- RIGHT GEAR SPRING LEG FAILED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N464RF](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N464RF-2011-01-21), registration cancelled 2011-01-21, S/N 97, built 1961 (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

## Other investigations on N464RF (3)

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 FTW75FRD03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75FRD03), Jul 8, 1974: Grumman G-164 (N464RF), Jeanerette, LA, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW73FRD38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73FRD38), Jun 27, 1973: Grumman G-164 (N464RF), Thornwell, LA, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW66F0477](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0477), Aug 19, 1965: Grumman G-164 (N464RF), Helena, AR, 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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