# NTSB FTW79DRD21: Grumman G-164A, N494Y, Church Point, LA, April 16, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 16, 1979
- Place: Church Point, LA · CHURCH POINT, LA
- Location: 30.4075° N, 92.2136° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Church Point, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4075&lon=-92.2136&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 14, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136603
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79DRD21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRD21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0610  79/4/16    CHURCH POINT,LA     GRUMMAN G-164A      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 22, 758
        TIME - 1120                    N494Y               PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 105 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ACADIAN DUSTERS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHURCH POINT,LA             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N494Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N494Y-1994-09-28), registration cancelled 1994-09-28, S/N 138 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-164A
- Registry model: [Grumman G-164](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164) (registry code 3952702) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Acadian Dusters

## 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 19790416006849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790416006849A), Apr 16, 1979: Gulstm G164, Church Point, LA, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control on downwind landing, hit a fence and nosed over.

## Other investigations on N494Y (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 FTW81FRJ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FRJ01), Oct 2, 1980: Grumman G-164 (N494Y), Marksville, LA, destroyed

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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