# NTSB FTW75DPG22: Grumman G-164, N4294, Newark, AR, September 4, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 4, 1974
- Place: Newark, AR · NEWARK, AR
- Location: 35.7076° N, 91.4434° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newark, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7076&lon=-91.4434&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 3, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134974
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW75DPG22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DPG22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2617   74/9/4    NEWARK,ARK          GRUMMAN G-164       CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1600                    N4294               PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 34, 1145 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            300 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEWARK,ARK                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           TERRAIN - OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PLT ATTMPTD TKOF FRM DRT RD-ENG LST PWR-SWRVD INTO DTCH TO AVOID HITTING TRUCK-SURVEY FLT,NO LOAD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4294](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4294-1975-10-21), registration cancelled 1975-10-21, S/N 1035, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-164
- Registry model: [Grumman G-164A](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164a) (registry code 3952704) (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 19740904028889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740904028889A), Sep 4, 1974: Gulstm G164A, Newark, AR, Substantial damage. Plt attmptd tkof frm drt rd-eng lst pwr-swrvd into dtch to avoid hitting truck-survey flt,no load.

## Other investigations on N4294 (2)

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 FTW75FPG20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75FPG20-201300), Sep 4, 1975: Grumman G-164A (N4294), De Valls Bluff, AR, destroyed
- [NTSB FTW75DPG58](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DPG58), May 10, 1975: Grumman G-164A (N4294), Little Rock, AR, 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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