# Accident 19730401007389A: Grumav G164A, Oberlin, LA, April 1, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1973
- Place: Oberlin, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 30.6081° N, 92.7750° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oberlin, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6081&lon=-92.7750&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7862, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7862-2004-02-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A (registry code 3952801, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV G164A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 208 total, 17 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW73FRD18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73FRD18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730401007389A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT NOT TRAINED TO PERFORM AERIAL APPLICATION PROCEDURES. SPRAYING CANALS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 FTW73FRD18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73FRD18), Apr 1, 1973: Grumman G-164A (N7862), Oberlin, LA, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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