# Accident 19740505011439A: Grumav G164A, Gueydan, LA, May 5, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 1974
- Place: Gueydan, LA
- Airport: Hair
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 30.0290° N, 92.5070° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gueydan, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0290&lon=-92.5070&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5296, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5296-2003-01-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164A (registry code 3952704, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jacobs R755A series (registry code 35006, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-r755a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV G164A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 262 total, 23 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74DRD33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DRD33) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740505011439A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 FTW74DRD33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DRD33), May 5, 1974: Grumman G-164A (N5296), Gueydan, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5296 (1)

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

- [Accident 20020724027639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020724027639A), Jul 24, 2002: Scwzer G164A (N5296), Centralcity, NE, Destroyed. (-23) Pilot stated that he had finished spraying a corn field and was climbing to an altitude for the flight back to the airport. He was flying in calm air…

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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