# NTSB OAK74FXQ38: Grumman G-164, N6538, Fallon, NV, May 14, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 14, 1974
- Place: Fallon, NV · FALLON, NV
- Location: 39.4737° N, 118.7779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fallon, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4737&lon=-118.7779&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 6, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170193
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK74FXQ38
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74FXQ38

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3200  74/5/14  NR.FALLON,NEV         GRUMMAN G-164       CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 22, 1256
        TIME - 1400                    N6538               PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 90 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         FALLON,NEV                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6538](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6538), registered now, S/N 670, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-164
- Registry model: [Grumman G-164A](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164a) (registry code 3952704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R1340 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (registry code 52016, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19740514013759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740514013759A), May 14, 1974: Grumav G164A, Fallon, NV, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N6538 (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 OAK78DVA53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DVA53), Jul 8, 1978: Grumman G-164A (N6538), Tulare, CA, 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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