# Accident 19810403018249A: Grumav G164A, Lake Charles, LA, April 3, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 1981, 15:00 local time
- Place: Lake Charles, LA
- Airport: Gail
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 30.2266° N, 93.2174° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Charles, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2266&lon=-93.2174&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6787Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6787Q-2013-09-16) (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: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV G164A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,971 total, 1,800 in this make and model, 71 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81DRD17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRD17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810403018249A

## Narrative

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

AG PILOT LANDED ON STRIP & RUNWAY WAS SOFT CAUSING AIRPLANE TO FLIP INVERTED.

## 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 FTW81DRD17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRD17), Apr 3, 1981: Grumman G-164A (N6787Q), Lake Charles, 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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