# NTSB FTW75FRD06: Grumman G-164, N631U, Branch, LA, August 6, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 6, 1974
- Place: Branch, LA · BRANCH, LA
- Location: 30.3386° N, 92.2857° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Branch, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3386&lon=-92.2857&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 29, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125805
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW75FRD06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75FRD06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2056   74/8/6    BRANCH,LA           GRUMMAN G-164       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 5593
        TIME - 1455                    N631U               PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 2500 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MID SOUTH FLYING
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BRANCH,LA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        REMARKS- PLT SURVEYED OWN RICE FLD.NO LOAD ABD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N631U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N631U-2015-05-20), registration cancelled 2015-05-20, S/N 367, built 1965 (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: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mid South Flying

## 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 19740806023949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740806023949A), Aug 6, 1974: Grumav G164, Branch, LA, Substantial damage. Plt surveyed own rice fld. No load abd.

## Other investigations on N631U (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 NYC66F0206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0206), Aug 12, 1965: Grumman G164 (N631U), Elmira, NY, 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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