# Accident 19740304004229A: Grumav G164A, San Lucas, CA, March 4, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 1974
- Place: San Lucas, CA
- Airport: Eade Air Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 36.1283° N, 121.0217° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Lucas, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1283&lon=-121.0217&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7853, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7853-2001-08-06) (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: 5,713 total, 10 in this make and model, 87 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK74DVM18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DVM18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740304004229A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 OAK74DVM18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DVM18), Mar 4, 1974: Grumman G-164 (N7853), San Lucas, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7853 (1)

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

- [Accident 19850717031839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850717031839A), Jul 17, 1985: Scwzer G164A (N7853), Durham, CA, Destroyed. Sulfur dust in spraying compound ignited during spraying run. Landed safely but the aircraft was consumed by fire.

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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