# Accident 19740508010869A: Grumav G164A, New Madrid, MO, May 8, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 1974
- Place: New Madrid, MO
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 36.5865° N, 89.5512° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Madrid, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5865&lon=-89.5512&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7844, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7844-1975-05-14) (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: 2,500 total, 102 in this make and model, 102 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC74FCA25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74FCA25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740508010869A

## Narrative

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

DNWND LDG.UN STOP BFR ACFT TURNED L,HIT WIRE FENCE.

## 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 MKC74FCA25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74FCA25), May 8, 1974: Grumman G-164A (N7844), New Madrid, MO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7844 (2)

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

- [Accident 19750322006189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750322006189A), Mar 22, 1975: Grumav G164A (N7844), Laforge, MO, Destroyed. Steep bank at end of swath run.
- [Accident 19730503011019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730503011019A), May 3, 1973: Grumav G164A (N7844), Winnie, TX, Substantial damage. Lndd on a narrow rd. r brk mstr cyln failed,l wng hit fence. Seals in mstr cyl leaked.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.