# Accident 19740417009679A: Grumav G164A, Williams, CA, April 17, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 1974
- Place: Williams, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 39.1498° N, 122.1390° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Williams, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1498&lon=-122.1390&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8366, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8366-1997-12-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164A (registry code 3952704, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV G164A
- Reported engine: PWA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,074 total, 48 in this make and model, 173 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK74DVG42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DVG42) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740417009679A

## Narrative

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

BLOWER SECTION FLOATING GR FAILED. LND IN RICE PADDY.

## 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 OAK74DVG42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DVG42), Apr 17, 1974: Grumman G-164A (N8366), Williams, CA, destroyed

## Other reports on N8366 (1)

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

- [Accident 19870429054409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870429054409A), Apr 29, 1987: Scwzer G164A (N8366), Tulare, CA, Substantial damage. Teh aircraft nosed over in a plowed field after engine failure. The supercharger was found to have failed.

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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