# Accident 19770723019221A: Grumav G164A, Tunica, MS, July 23, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 1977
- Place: Tunica, MS
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 34.6881° N, 90.3809° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tunica, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6881&lon=-90.3809&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6543, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6543-1977-09-15) (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: 12,000 total, 550 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA77FLT04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FLT04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770723019221A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N6632, Grumav G164A: [Accident 19770723019222A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770723019222A)

## 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 MIA77FLT04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FLT04), Jul 23, 1977: Grumman G-164A (N6543), Tunica, MS, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N6543 (1)

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

- [Accident 19740501011889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740501011889A), May 1, 1974: Grumav G164A (N6543), Abbeville, LA, Substantial damage. Acft ovr wt for existing cond. Grnd crew loaded 240 lbs abv normal,didnt notify plt.

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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