# Accident 19730917030069A: Gulstm G164A, Indian Village, LA, September 17, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 1973
- Place: Indian Village, LA
- Airport: Kinder Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Aircraft: N6609, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6609-2013-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164A (registry code 3952704, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM G164A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 306 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74FRD13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FRD13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730917030069A

## Narrative

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

4IN WATER ON 1ST QUARTER OF RWY.

## 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 FTW74FRD13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FRD13), Sep 17, 1973: Grumman G-164A (N6609), Indian Village, LA, destroyed

## Other reports on N6609 (1)

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

- [Accident 19780614014609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780614014609A), Jun 14, 1978: Gulstm G164A (N6609), Beedeville, AR, 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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