# Accident 19740517016009A: Grumav G164, Opelousas, LA, May 17, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 1974
- Place: Opelousas, LA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 30.5249° N, 92.0817° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Opelousas, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5249&lon=-92.0817&mi=10
- Aircraft: N619U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N619U-1995-10-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164 (registry code 3952702, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV G164
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 10 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74FRD37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FRD37) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740517016009A

## 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 FTW74FRD37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FRD37), May 17, 1974: Grumman G-164 (N619U), Opelousas, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N619U (1)

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

- [Accident 19770924030559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770924030559A), Sep 24, 1977: Grumav G164 (N619U), Hamlin, TX, Substantial damage

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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