# NTSB UNK64X1826: Grumman G164, N462RF, Church Point, LA, May 18, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 18, 1964
- 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: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 22, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 183991
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X1826
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1826

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1322  64/5/18    CHURCH POINT LA     GRUMMAN G164        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 14000
        TIME - 0645                    N462RF              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: ANIMALS                                   TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          MISC-COW RAN ONTO THE TAKEOFF AREA.
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1000                       KIND OF OPERATION - SEEDING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - RICE                                      PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY
          GLOVES - NOT USED                                        GOGGLES - NOT USED
          CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED                            COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED
          CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED                                TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N462RF](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N462RF-1982-08-23), registration cancelled 1982-08-23, S/N 102 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G164
- Registry model: [Grumman G-164](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164) (registry code 3952702) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N462RF (5)

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 FTW78FRD54](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FRD54), Aug 31, 1978: Grumman G-164 (N462RF), Lake Charles, LA, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW77FRD43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FRD43), Aug 1, 1977: Grumman G-164 (N462RF), Maringouin, LA, destroyed
- [NTSB FTW76FRD54](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FRD54), Jul 11, 1976: Grumman G-164 (N462RF), Maringouin, LA, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW74DRD30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DRD30), Apr 20, 1974: Grumman G-164A (N462RF), Lake Arthur, LA, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW69D0113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69D0113), Aug 12, 1968: Grumman G-164 (N462RF), Lydia, 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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