# Accident 19810413016689A: Grumav G164A, Dixon, CA, April 13, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 1981, 08:15 local time
- Place: Dixon, CA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 38.4475° N, 121.8242° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dixon, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4475&lon=-121.8242&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9768, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9768) (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: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV G164A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 175 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81DVG26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DVG26) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810413016689A

## Narrative

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

VEERED TO EDGE OF RUNWAY ON TAKEOFF. MAINWHEEL HIT SOFT EDGE, WING HIT WHEAT. COLLAPSED MAIN 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 LAX81DVG26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DVG26), Apr 13, 1981: Grumman G-164 (N9768), Liberty Island, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9768 (1)

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

- [Accident 19790717017579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790717017579A), Jul 17, 1979: Gulstm G164A (N9768), Yuba City, CA, Substantial damage. Dragged spray boom in weeds on edge of ag strip. Veered off strip, flipped over.

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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