# Accident 19730807023949A: Grumav G164A, Bell City, LA, August 7, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 1973
- Place: Bell City, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 30.1133° N, 92.9627° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bell City, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1133&lon=-92.9627&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5305, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5305-1981-12-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164A (registry code 3952704, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV G164A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,200 total, 9,999 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74DRD07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DRD07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730807023949A

## Narrative

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

40 PCT WTR FND IN ACFT FUEL SYSTM AND IN REFUEL TANK.WATER VIS IN HAND PUMP INSP SIGHT GAUGE.

## 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 FTW74DRD07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DRD07), Aug 7, 1973: Grumman G-164A (N5305), Bell City, 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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