# Accident 19740529017609A: Grumav G164A, Gueydan, LA, May 29, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 1974
- Place: Gueydan, LA
- Airport: Arpin Farms
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- 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: N939X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N939X) (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: 9,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 395 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74FRD41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FRD41) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740529017609A

## 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 FTW74FRD41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FRD41), May 29, 1974: Grumman G-164A (N939X), Gueydan, LA, 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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