# Accident 19740418008919A: Grumav G164A, Lake Charles, LA, April 18, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 1974
- Place: Lake Charles, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 30.2266° N, 93.2174° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Charles, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2266&lon=-93.2174&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5345, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5345-2011-01-03) (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: 1,752 total, 918 in this make and model, 225 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74DRD28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DRD28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740418008919A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK LEVEE.

## 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 FTW74DRD28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DRD28), Apr 18, 1974: Grumman G-164A (N5345), Lake Charles, LA, 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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