# Accident 19730512009999A: Grumav G164A, Kinder, LA, May 12, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 1973
- Place: Kinder, LA
- Airport: Nielson
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 30.4831° N, 92.8520° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kinder, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4831&lon=-92.8520&mi=10
- Aircraft: N951X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N951X-1991-04-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164A (registry code 3952704, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV G164A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 450 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW73FRD26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73FRD26) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730512009999A

## Narrative

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

TAILWHEEL MADE 100FT MARK BFR IMPACT,NO MAIN WHEEL MARKS,HIT LEVEE.1800 FT AVAIL DUE RECENT FLOOD.

## 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 FTW73FRD26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73FRD26), May 12, 1973: Grumman G-164A (N951X), Kinder, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N951X (1)

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

- [Accident 19830708030199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830708030199A), Jul 8, 1983: Scwzer G164A (N951X), Hazelhurst, MS, Destroyed. Settled into trees on a ridge after takeoff from a private strip. Too much load for hot day and rising terrain.

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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