# Accident 19810409018219A: Grumav G164B, Billings, OK, April 9, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 1981, 08:15 local time
- Place: Billings, OK
- Airport: Billings
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 36.5376° N, 97.4417° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Billings, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5376&lon=-97.4417&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48478, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48478-2012-11-28) (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 R985AN14B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81FPJ16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FPJ16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810409018219A

## Narrative

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

CLAIMED ENGINE NOT FULL POWER ON TAKEOFF. NO ENGINE DEFECTS FOUND. HOT DAY, HEAVY LOAD. PILOT DID NOT ABORT IN TIME

## 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 FTW81FPJ16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FPJ16), Apr 9, 1981: Grumman G-164B (N48478), Billings, OK, destroyed

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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