# NTSB FTW79FPD19: Grum Amer G-164, N6603, Lake Arthur, LA, March 15, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 15, 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 April 10, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 202534
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79FPD19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FPD19-202534

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0262  79/3/15    LAKE ARTHUR,LA      GRUM AMER G-164     CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 2033
        TIME - 1000                    N6603               PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 1500 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKE ARTHUR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ABBYVILLE,LA                LAKE ARTHUR,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
```

## Aircraft

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

## 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 FTW79DRD32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRD32), May 22, 1979: Grumman G-164A (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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