# Accident 19730827026619A: Gulstm G164A, Welsh, LA, August 27, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 1973
- Place: Welsh, LA
- Airport: Treme
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 30.2356° N, 92.8124° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Welsh, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2356&lon=-92.8124&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6647, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6647-2013-10-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164A (registry code 3952704, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM G164A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,800 total, 3,800 in this make and model, 407 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74DRD08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DRD08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730827026619A

## Narrative

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

ENG NOT EXAMINED. HEAVY DMG DUE FIRE,IMACT WITH LEVEE BANK. DUSTING SOYBEANS.

## 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 FTW74DRD08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DRD08), Aug 27, 1973: Grumman G-164A (N6647), Welsh, LA, destroyed

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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