# Accident 19740725023389A: Grumav G164, Baker, MT, July 25, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 1974
- Place: Baker, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 46.3649° N, 104.2733° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Baker, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.3649&lon=-104.2733&mi=10
- Aircraft: N664U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N664U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164 (registry code 3952702, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164) (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 G164
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,457 total, 2,169 in this make and model, 215 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA75FTA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75FTA05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740725023389A

## Narrative

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

ACFT SETTLD TO GRND DURNG DOWNWND CLMB ON LEEWARD SIDE OF HILL.

## 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 SEA75FTA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75FTA05), Jul 25, 1974: Grumman G-164 (N664U), Baker, MT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N664U (1)

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

- [Accident 19911028048539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911028048539A), Oct 28, 1991: Scwzer G164 (N664U), Pauma, CA, Substantial damage. Engine quit due fuel starvation. Landing on golf course struck trees. Fuel tank vent line believed the problem.

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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