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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Grumav G164A · Bell City, LA · March 21, 1981

Date
March 21, 1981 · 11:30 local
Place
Bell City, LA
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5477
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW81FRD16
Reported as
Grumav G164A
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R1340AN1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,000 total2,000 in this make and model20 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.

Engine quit on takeoff. Nosed over landing. Engine supercharger front drive bearing failed. Pumped oil in intake.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF. NOSED OVER LANDING. ENGINE SUPERCHARGER FRONT DRIVE BEARING FAILED. PUMPED OIL IN INTAKE.

NTSB investigation

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