# Accident 19740820030269A: Grumav G164A, Perry, GA, August 20, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1974
- Place: Perry, GA
- Airport: Bledsoe Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 32.4737° N, 83.7278° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Perry, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4737&lon=-83.7278&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7996, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7996-1974-10-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164A (registry code 3952704, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV G164A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 310 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA75FKG17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75FKG17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740820030269A

## Narrative

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

LANDED IN SOYBEAN FLD OFF END OF RNWY,DESTROYED BY FIRE.PLT FLEW 16HR LAST 24HR PERIOD.

## 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 MIA75FKG17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75FKG17), Aug 20, 1974: Grumman G-164A (N7996), Perry, GA, destroyed

## Other reports on N7996 (1)

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

- [Accident 19730816030009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730816030009A), Aug 16, 1973: Grumav G164A (N7996), Perry, GA, Substantial damage. On tkof,l tire cut by exposed metal strip. On lndg,veered off strip into peanut fld.

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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