# NTSB FTW77FRJ14: Grumman G-164A, N8950H, Lk Providence, LA, July 20, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 20, 1977
- Place: Lk Providence, LA · LK PROVIDENCE, LA
- Location: 32.8020° N, 91.1752° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Providence, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8020&lon=-91.1752&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 23, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146533
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW77FRJ14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FRJ14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1576  77/7/20    LK PROVIDENCE,LA    GRUMMAN G-164A      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                PRIVATE, AGE 35, 538
        TIME - 1830                    N8950H              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 207 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MILLIKIN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LK PROVIDENCE,LA            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        REMARKS- DRAGGED WING TIP IN COTTON DRG LOW ALT TURN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8950H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8950H), registered now, S/N 1588, built 1975 (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)
- 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: Destroyed
- Airport: Millikin

## 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 19770720020939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770720020939A), Jul 20, 1977: Gulstm G164C, Lk Providence, LA, Substantial damage. Dragged wing tip in cotton drg low alt turn.

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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