# Accident 19740501011889A: Grumav G164A, Abbeville, LA, May 1, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 1974
- Place: Abbeville, LA
- Airport: Noel Farm Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 29.9754° N, 92.1272° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Abbeville, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9754&lon=-92.1272&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6543, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6543-1977-09-15) (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: 7,200 total, 1,400 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74DRD32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DRD32) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740501011889A

## Narrative

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

ACFT OVR WT FOR EXISTING COND.GRND CREW LOADED 240 LBS ABV NORMAL,DIDNT NOTIFY PLT.

## 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 FTW74DRD32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DRD32), May 1, 1974: Grumman G-164A (N6543), Abbeville, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6543 (1)

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

- [Accident 19770723019221A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770723019221A), Jul 23, 1977: Grumav G164A (N6543), Tunica, MS, Destroyed

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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