# Accident 19740806023949A: Grumav G164, Branch, LA, August 6, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 1974
- Place: Branch, LA
- Airport: Mid South Flying
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 30.3386° N, 92.2857° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Branch, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3386&lon=-92.2857&mi=10
- Aircraft: N631U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N631U-2015-05-20) (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: 5,593 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 520 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW75FRD06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75FRD06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740806023949A

## Narrative

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

PLT SURVEYED OWN RICE FLD.NO LOAD ABD.

## 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 FTW75FRD06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75FRD06), Aug 6, 1974: Grumman G-164 (N631U), Branch, 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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