# Incident 19810314026719I: Grumav G164A, Waitsburg, WA, March 14, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 14, 1981, 10:45 local time
- Place: Waitsburg, WA
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 46.2698° N, 118.1509° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waitsburg, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2698&lon=-118.1509&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8679H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8679H-2013-06-27) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 21,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810314026719I

## Narrative

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

ZA FORCED LANDING DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. FUEL GAGE WAS BROKEN AND STUCK AT THREE FOURTHS FULL.

## Other reports on N8679H (1)

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

- [Accident 19830222043739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830222043739A), Feb 22, 1983: Scwzer G164A (N8679H), Mendota, CA, Destroyed. Aircraft collided with wires and crashed during spraying operation.

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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