# Accident 19730717019309A: Gulstm G164A, Parks, LA, July 17, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1973
- Place: Parks, LA
- Airport: Melancon Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 30.2178° N, 91.8276° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Parks, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2178&lon=-91.8276&mi=10
- Aircraft: N463RF (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM G164A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 32,400 total, 9,999 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74FRD02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FRD02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730717019309A

## Narrative

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

ELEV ATTACH BOLT FND BADLY WORN AND PARTIAL SHEARED.P/N AN4-12A.

## 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 FTW74FRD02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FRD02), Jul 17, 1973: Grumman G-164 (N463RF), Parks, LA, substantial damage

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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