# NTSB FTW73DRD12: Grumman G-164A, N962X, Duson, LA, December 18, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 18, 1972
- Place: Duson, LA · DUSON, LA
- Location: 30.2384° N, 92.1889° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Duson, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2384&lon=-92.1889&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 4, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169240
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW73DRD12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DRD12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3907  72/12/18   DUSON,LA            GRUMMAN G-164A      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 2000
        TIME - 1345                    N962X               PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 35 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DUSTERS STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DUSON,LA                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
        REMARKS- BOTH WHEELS RAN INTO WATER AND MUD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N962X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N962X-1989-01-19), registration cancelled 1989-01-19, S/N 476 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-164A
- Registry model: [Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164a) (registry code 3952801) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Dusters Strip

## Other investigations on N962X (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 FTW85LA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA309), Aug 7, 1985: Grumman G-164A (N962X), Tallulah, 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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