# Accident 19740514013759A: Grumav G164A, Fallon, NV, May 14, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 1974
- Place: Fallon, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 39.4737° N, 118.7779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fallon, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4737&lon=-118.7779&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6538, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6538) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164A (registry code 3952704, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV G164A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK74FXQ38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74FXQ38) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740514013759A

## 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 OAK74FXQ38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74FXQ38), May 14, 1974: Grumman G-164 (N6538), Fallon, NV, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6538 (1)

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

- [Accident 19780708016429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780708016429A), Jul 8, 1978: Gulstm G164A (N6538), Tulare, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot took off with fuel selector in off position.

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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