# NTSB FTW74DRD01: Grumman G-164, N468RF, Lake Arthur, LA, July 16, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 16, 1973
- Place: Lake Arthur, LA · LAKE ARTHUR, LA
- 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
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 22, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189686
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW74DRD01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DRD01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1731  73/7/16    LAKE ARTHUR,LA      GRUMMAN G-164       CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 20000
        TIME - 1055                    N468RF              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 3000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAKE ARTHUR,LA              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       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
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  30                  SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
        REMARKS- PILOT RPTD SMOKE AND OIL SPRAY COMING OUT OF EXH FOLLOWED BY SUDDEN ENG STOPPAGE.HIT RICE LEVEE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N468RF](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N468RF-1995-05-03), registration cancelled 1995-05-03, S/N 213 (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

## 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 19730716021799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730716021799A), Jul 16, 1973: Grumav G164, Lake Arthur, LA, Substantial damage. Pilot rptd smoke and oil spray coming out of exh followed by sudden eng stoppage. Hit rice levee.

## Other investigations on N468RF (5)

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 FTW92LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA123), Apr 30, 1992: Grumman G164 (N468RF), Bayside, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT.
- [NTSB FTW71FRD52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71FRD52), Jun 9, 1971: Grumman G-164 (N468RF), Perry, LA, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW70F0240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70F0240), Sep 17, 1969: Grumman G-164 (N468RF), Spur, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW69F0346](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69F0346), Aug 17, 1968: Grumman G-164 (N468RF), Jeanerette, LA, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW67F0027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67F0027), Apr 29, 1966: Grumman G164 (N468RF), Abbeville, 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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