19800630022899A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Gulstm G-164A · Crowville, LA · June 30, 1980

Date
June 30, 1980 · 10:00 local
Place
Crowville, LA
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N917X
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW80DRJ26
Reported as
Gulstm G164A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,213 total45 in this make and model54 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft was over-loaded due to new material being used. Dump valve failed to release & plane was unable to takeoff

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS OVER-LOADED DUE TO NEW MATERIAL BEING USED. DUMP VALVE FAILED TO RELEASE & PLANE WAS UNABLE TO TAKEOFF

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.