# Accident 19730605015229A: Grumav G164, Ville Platte, LA, June 5, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 1973
- Place: Ville Platte, LA
- Airport: V.Platte Ag Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 30.6899° N, 92.2742° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ville Platte, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6899&lon=-92.2742&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10292, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10292-1983-11-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164 (registry code 3952702, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV G164
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 930 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW73DRD36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DRD36) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730605015229A

## Narrative

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

FLUID LEAK FOUND ON L BRAKE HYD LINE.ENTRD DITCH L LDG GR COLLAPSED.

## 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 FTW73DRD36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DRD36), Jun 5, 1973: Grumman G-164 (N10292), Ville Platte, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N10292 (2)

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

- [Accident 19810814049639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810814049639A), Aug 14, 1981: Gulstm G164 (N10292), Bastrop, LA, Substantial damage. Engine threw a rod during a spray run. Landed in a cottenfield and nosed over.
- [Accident 19770608013199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770608013199A), Jun 8, 1977: Grumav G164 (N10292), Pine Prairie, LA, Substantial damage. Rt main gear tire deflated during flight

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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