# Accident 19730719021849A: Grumav G164A, Lake Charles, LA, July 19, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 1973
- Place: Lake Charles, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 30.2266° N, 93.2174° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Charles, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2266&lon=-93.2174&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4864, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4864-2001-07-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A (registry code 3952801, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV G164A
- Reported engine: PWA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 9,999 in this make and model, 530 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74FRD03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FRD03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730719021849A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE IMPELLER BEARING FAILED. LND IN RICE FLD.

## 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 FTW74FRD03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FRD03), Jul 19, 1973: Grumman G-164A (N4864), Lake Charles, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4864 (2)

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

- [Accident 19800516014089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800516014089A), May 16, 1980: Gulstm G164A (N4864), Kinder, LA, Substantial damage. Landed one foot short of runway. Wheels hit raised paved runway lip. Airplane flipped over.
- [Accident 19760514011339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760514011339A), May 14, 1976: Gulstm G164C (N4864), Lake Charles, LA, Substantial damage. Gr hit levee. No eng malf found.

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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