# Accident 19740116006839A: Grumav G164A, Hastings, FL, January 16, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 16, 1974
- Place: Hastings, FL
- Airport: Duster Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 29.7144° N, 81.4992° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hastings, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7144&lon=-81.4992&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10286, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N10286) (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: GRUMAV G164A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,261 total, 90 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA74FLA30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FLA30) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740116006839A

## Narrative

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

WRECKAGE IN SWAMP FOR SEVERAL MONTHS BEFORE ENG EXAMINED.

## 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 MIA74FLA30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FLA30), Jan 16, 1974: Grumman G-164 (N10286), Hastings, FL, destroyed

## Other reports on N10286 (1)

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

- [Accident 19820729032709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820729032709A), Jul 29, 1982: Scwzer G164 (N10286), Donaldsonville, GA, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel returning to base after an ag operation. Airplane nosed over when landed in a rain soaked field.

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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