# NTSB FTW78DRD21: Grumman G-164A, N9643, Abbeville, LA, April 8, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 8, 1978
- Place: Abbeville, LA · ABBEVILLE, LA
- Location: 29.9754° N, 92.1272° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Abbeville, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9754&lon=-92.1272&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 26, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142695
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW78DRD21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DRD21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0484   78/4/8  NR.ABBEVILLE,LA       GRUMMAN G-164A      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 2572
        TIME - 0630                    N9643               PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 1000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AUX AG STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          ABBEVILLE,LA                LOCAL                       ABBEVILLE,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - FERRY
          KIND OF CROP - RICE                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        REMARKS- HIGH WET GRASS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9643](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9643-1983-06-25), registration cancelled 1983-06-25, S/N 1205 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Aux Ag Strip

## 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 19780408005369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780408005369A), Apr 8, 1978: Gulstm G164C, Abbeville, LA, Substantial damage. High wet grass.

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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