# NTSB FTW69D0421: Grumman G-164, N10275, Lake Charles, LA, March 19, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 19, 1969
- Place: Lake Charles, LA · LAKE CHARLES, LA
- Location: 30.2266° N, 93.2174° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Charles, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2266&lon=-93.2174&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 16, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190868
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW69D0421
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69D0421

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0491  69/3/19    LAKE CHARLES,LA     GRUMMAN G-164       CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1330                    N10275              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 27, 3024 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            225 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MONCEAUX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- TAIL WIND 15K GUSTING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N10275](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10275-1972-02-23), registration cancelled 1972-02-23, S/N 75 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-164
- Registry model: [Grumman G-164](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164) (registry code 3952702) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Monceaux

## Other investigations on N10275 (3)

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 FTW69F0465](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69F0465), Apr 29, 1969: Grumman G-164 (N10275), Lake Charles, LA, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW68F0587](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68F0587), May 8, 1968: Grumman G-164 (N10275), Elton, LA, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW66F0198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0198), Aug 11, 1965: Grumman G-164 (N10275), Welsh, LA, substantial damage

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.

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