# NTSB FTW73DRD20: Grumman G-164, N515Y, Ville Platte, LA, April 30, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 30, 1973
- Place: Ville Platte, LA · VILLE PLATTE, LA
- Location: 30.6899° N, 92.2742° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ville Platte, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6899&lon=-92.2742&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 7, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190737
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW73DRD20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DRD20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0981  73/4/30    VILLE PLATTE,LA     GRUMMAN G-164       CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 1008
        TIME - 1430                    N515Y               PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 630 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MAMOU
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VILLE PLATTE,LA             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      25000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          SMOKE                                                    140
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           17                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  630                       KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST)
          KIND OF CROP - RICE                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
        REMARKS- ACFT ROLLED DWN AN EMBANKMENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N515Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N515Y), registered now, S/N 147, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-164
- Registry model: [Grumman G-164](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164) (registry code 3952702) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Jacobs R755A series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-r755a-series) (registry code 35006, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mamou

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730430010939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730430010939A), Apr 30, 1973: Gulstm G164A, Ville Platte, LA, Substantial damage. Acft rolled dwn an embankment.

## Other investigations on N515Y (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 FTW68D0036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68D0036), May 31, 1967: Grumman G-164 (N515Y), Gueydan, 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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