# Accident 19810401013429A: Grumav G164A, San Saba, TX, April 1, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1981, 17:30 local time
- Place: San Saba, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 31.1974° N, 98.7194° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Saba, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1974&lon=-98.7194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8508H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8508H-1994-11-02) (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)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV G164A
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,200 total, 500 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81DRG29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRG29) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810401013429A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT EN ROUTE TO BASE AFTER AG OPERATION. NOSED OVER LANDING IN FIELD. CAUSE ENGINE OUT UNKNOWN.

## 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 FTW81DRG29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRG29), Apr 1, 1981: Grumman G-164A (N8508H), San Saba, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8508H (1)

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

- [Accident 19760706019399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760706019399A), Jul 6, 1976: Gulstm G164C (N8508H), Crowley, 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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