# Accident 19801001045619A: Grumav G164A, Sherrill, AR, October 1, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 1980, 16:30 local time
- Place: Sherrill, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 34.3793° N, 91.9544° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sherrill, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3793&lon=-91.9544&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7486, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7486-2005-05-03) (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: GRUMAV G164A
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,969 total, 2,435 in this make and model, 210 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81DPG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DPG01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801001045619A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED ENGINE QUIT ON SPRAY RUN. CAUSE UNDETERMINED. NO MALFUNCTIONS FOUND.

## 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 FTW81DPG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DPG01), Oct 1, 1980: Grumman G-164A (N7486), Sherrill, AR, 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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