# Accident 19730716021799A: Grumav G164, Lake Arthur, LA, July 16, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 1973
- Place: Lake Arthur, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 30.0800° N, 92.6774° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Arthur, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0800&lon=-92.6774&mi=10
- Aircraft: N468RF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N468RF-1995-05-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164 (registry code 3952702, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV G164
- Reported engine: PWA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 600 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74DRD01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DRD01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730716021799A

## Narrative

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

PILOT RPTD SMOKE AND OIL SPRAY COMING OUT OF EXH FOLLOWED BY SUDDEN ENG STOPPAGE.HIT RICE LEVEE.

## 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 FTW74DRD01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DRD01), Jul 16, 1973: Grumman G-164 (N468RF), Lake Arthur, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N468RF (1)

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

- [Accident 19920430012259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920430012259A), Apr 30, 1992: Scwzer G164 (N468RF), Bayside, TX, Destroyed. Struck radio tower guy wire while maneuver to spray cotton. Not known if pilot surveyed area prior to ag 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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