# Accident 19810331013199A: Grumav G164B, Farmington, CA, March 31, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 1981, 15:45 local time
- Place: Farmington, CA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 37.9299° N, 121.0044° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Farmington, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9299&lon=-121.0044&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48595, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48595-2021-10-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B (registry code 3952802, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164b) (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: GRUMAV G164B
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,925 total, 750 in this make and model, 275 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81DVA29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DVA29) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810331013199A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF. ABORTED. GROUND-LOOPED TO AVOID OBSTACLES AT END OF RUNWAY. COLLAPSED LANDING GEAR.

## 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 LAX81DVA29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DVA29), Mar 31, 1981: Grumman G-164B (N48595), Farmington, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N48595 (1)

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

- [Accident 19820701025809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820701025809A), Jul 1, 1982: Grumav G164B (N48595), Stockton, CA, Destroyed. Making pull up under wires on spray runs. Airplane struck wires on third pass, crashed and burned.

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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