# Accident 19790802018839A: Gulstm G164, Griffithville, AR, August 2, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 1979, 09:30 local time
- Place: Griffithville, AR
- Airport: Searcy
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 35.1231° N, 91.6450° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Griffithville, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1231&lon=-91.6450&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5213, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5213-2017-04-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A (registry code 3952801, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM G164
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 650 total, 100 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79DPG69](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DPG69) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790802018839A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO STRIKE LEVEE DURING TAKE OFF FROM RICE FIELD.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 FTW79DPG69](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DPG69), Aug 2, 1979: Grumman G-164 (N5213), Griffithville, AR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5213 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19900830065719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900830065719A), Aug 30, 1990: Scwzer G164A (N5213), Luxora, AR, Substantial damage. Rough engine. Elected to land in rough field and nosed over. Connecing rod broke.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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