# Accident 19730628019069A: Gulstm G164A, Laferia, TX, June 28, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 1973
- Place: Laferia, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 26.1553° N, 97.8250° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of La Feria, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1553&lon=-97.8250&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7805, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7805-2014-11-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. G-164A (registry code 3960202, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-g-164a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM G164A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 200 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW73FRG93](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73FRG93) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730628019069A

## Narrative

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

NO WITNESS TO ACCIDENT.ACFT FOUND PARTIALLY SUBMERGED IN IRRIGATION DITCH.

## 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 FTW73FRG93](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73FRG93), Jun 28, 1973: Grumman G-164A (N7805), Laferia, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N7805 (1)

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

- [Accident 19750815023789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750815023789A), Aug 15, 1975: Gulstm G164A (N7805), East Bernard, TX, Destroyed. Hit phone wires.

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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