# Accident 19790522010549A: Gulstm G164A, Lake Arthur, LA, May 22, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 1979, 15:00 local time
- Place: Lake Arthur, LA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 30.0800° N, 92.6774° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Arthur, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0800&lon=-92.6774&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6603, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6603-1990-01-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164A (registry code 3952704, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM G164A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,284 total, 303 in this make and model, 306 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79DRD32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRD32) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790522010549A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST CONTROL WHILE ATTEMPTING LANDING ON A MUDDY STRIP.

## 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 FTW79DRD32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRD32), May 22, 1979: Grumman G-164A (N6603), Lake Arthur, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6603 (2)

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

- [Accident 19860703030629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860703030629A), Jul 3, 1986: Scwzer G164A (N6603), Okolona, MS, Substantial damage. Engine failed inflight. During the emergency landing in a field, mud caused the aircraft to nose over.
- [Accident 19790314004679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790314004679A), Mar 14, 1979: Gulstm G164 (N6603), Lake Arthur, LA, Substantial damage. While landing on a wet sod strip the aircraft hit a soft spot and flipped over.

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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