# Accident 19740405007919A: Gulstm G164A, Mer Rouge, LA, April 5, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 1974
- Place: Mer Rouge, LA
- Airport: Bonne Idee
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 32.7769° N, 91.7944° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mer Rouge, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7769&lon=-91.7944&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7364, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7364) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A (registry code 3952801, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-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: 5,990 total, 1,940 in this make and model, 299 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74DRJ29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DRJ29) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740405007919A

## Narrative

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

TAIL WHEEL BOLT & SPRING LOOSE.LND DWN WIND DUE OBSTRUCTIONS. GUSTING 15K.

## 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 FTW74DRJ29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DRJ29), Apr 5, 1974: Grumman G-164A (N7364), Mer Rouge, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7364 (1)

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

- [Accident 19860829043609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860829043609A), Aug 29, 1986: Scwzer G164 (N7364), Bayard, NE, Substantial damage. Struck trees during spray swath turn. Power was not applied in a timely manner.

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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