# Accident 19800630022899A: Gulstm G164A, Crowville, LA, June 30, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 1980, 10:00 local time
- Place: Crowville, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 32.2407° N, 91.5901° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crowville, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2407&lon=-91.5901&mi=10
- Aircraft: N917X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N917X-2013-03-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164A (registry code 3952704, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM G164A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,213 total, 45 in this make and model, 54 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80DRJ26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRJ26) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800630022899A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW80DRJ26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRJ26), Jun 30, 1980: Grumman G164A (N917X), Crowville, LA, substantial damage

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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