# Accident 19750329006289A: Grumav G164A, Smithville, GA, March 29, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 1975
- Place: Smithville, GA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 31.9011° N, 84.2552° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Smithville, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9011&lon=-84.2552&mi=10
- Aircraft: N936X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N936X-1975-05-15) (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: 368 total, 4 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA75FKG63](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75FKG63) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750329006289A

## Narrative

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

AERIAL APP PRACTICE USING WATER BALLAST.

## 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 MIA75FKG63](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75FKG63), Mar 29, 1975: Grumman G-164 (N936X), Smithville, GA, destroyed

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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