# Accident 19730508012589A: Grumav G164, Welsh, LA, May 8, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 1973
- Place: Welsh, LA
- Airport: Welsh
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 30.2419° N, 92.8307° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WELSH (6R1), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2419&lon=-92.8307&mi=10
- Aircraft: N458RF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N458RF-2012-11-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164 (registry code 3952702, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental W670 series (registry code 17018, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV G164
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,800 total, 5,000 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW73DRD22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DRD22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730508012589A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE SAND INGESTION AND CARBURETOR FLOAT OUT OF ADJUSTMENT.ACFT STALLED INTO WET RICE FIELD.

## 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 FTW73DRD22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DRD22), May 8, 1973: Grumman G-164 (N458RF), Welsh, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N458RF (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19800616021539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800616021539A), Jun 16, 1980: Gulstm G164 (N458RF), Hathaway, LA, Substantial damage. Plane was overloaded and made forced landing in a field.

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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