# Accident 19740420009829A: Grumav G164, Lake Arthur, LA, April 20, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 1974
- Place: Lake Arthur, LA
- Airport: Alton Lyons Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Location: 30.0800° N, 92.6774° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Arthur, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0800&lon=-92.6774&mi=10
- Aircraft: N462RF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N462RF-1982-08-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164 (registry code 3952702, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV G164
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 5,000 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74DRD30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DRD30) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740420009829A

## Narrative

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

PLT TAXIED THRU MUD HOLE ON STRIP.COLLIDED WITH PARKD TRUCK

## 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 FTW74DRD30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DRD30), Apr 20, 1974: Grumman G-164A (N462RF), Lake Arthur, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N462RF (3)

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

- [Accident 19780831027519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780831027519A), Aug 31, 1978: Gulstm G164A (N462RF), Lake Charles, LA, Substantial damage. L wheel found locked. Brake can be inadvertently locked during flt
- [Accident 19770801023369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770801023369A), Aug 1, 1977: Grumav G164 (N462RF), Maringouin, LA, Substantial damage
- [Accident 19760711021329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760711021329A), Jul 11, 1976: Grumav G164 (N462RF), Maringouin, LA, Substantial damage. Right wing collided with sugar cane. No load abd.

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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