# Accident 19740516013789A: Grumav G164A, Jennings, LA, May 16, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 1974
- Place: Jennings, LA
- Airport: Jennings Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 30.2427° N, 92.6735° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at JENNINGS (3R7), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2427&lon=-92.6735&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5272, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5272) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164A (registry code 3952704, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV G164A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 788 total, 168 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74FRD39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FRD39) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740516013789A

## Narrative

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

SHEARED L GR.NOSED OVR DRG SUBSEQUENT LDG AT ARPT.

## 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 FTW74FRD39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FRD39), May 16, 1974: Grumman G-164A (N5272), Jennings, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5272 (1)

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

- [Accident 19920804029109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920804029109A), Aug 4, 1992: Scwzer G164A (N5272), Toney, AL, Substantial damage. Left main gear collapsed on takeoff roll. Slid sideways collapsing right gear. Found gear attach bolt broken.

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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