# NTSB FTW79DRD32: Grumman G-164A, N6603, Lake Arthur, LA, May 22, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 22, 1979
- Place: Lake Arthur, LA · LAKE ARTHUR, LA
- Location: 30.0800° N, 92.6774° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Arthur, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0800&lon=-92.6774&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 28, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135993
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79DRD32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRD32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0709  79/5/22    LAKE ARTHUR,LA      GRUMMAN G-164A      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 2284
        TIME - 1500                    N6603               PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 303 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALTON LYONS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAKE ARTHUR,LA              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: DRIVER OF VEHICLE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WINDSHIELD,DIRTY,FOGGY,ETC.-RESTRICTED VISION
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6603](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6603-1990-01-02), registration cancelled 1990-01-02, S/N 741 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-164A
- Registry model: [Grumman G-164A](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164a) (registry code 3952704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Alton Lyons

## 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 19790522010549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790522010549A), May 22, 1979: Gulstm G164A, Lake Arthur, LA, Substantial damage. Pilot lost control while attempting landing on a muddy strip.

## Other investigations on N6603 (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 MIA86LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA198), Jul 3, 1986: Grumman G-164A (N6603), Okolona, MS, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW79FPD19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FPD19-202534), Mar 15, 1979: Grum Amer G-164 (N6603), Lake Arthur, LA, 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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