# Accident 19810427020179A: Grumav G164A, Rosharon, TX, April 27, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 1981, 17:00 local time
- Place: Rosharon, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 29.3500° N, 95.4531° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rosharon, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3500&lon=-95.4531&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8971H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8971H-2013-06-27) (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: 2,048 total, 175 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81FRA25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FRA25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810427020179A

## Narrative

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

BRAKE FAILED DURING TAXI TO LOAD AFTER LANDING. GROUND-LOOPED TO AVOID TRUCK. STRUCK A DITCH.

## 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 FTW81FRA25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FRA25), Apr 27, 1981: Grumman G-164A (N8971H), Rosharon, TX, destroyed

## Other reports on N8971H (1)

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

- [Accident 19940822022709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940822022709A), Aug 22, 1994: Scwzer G164A (N8971H), Clifton, IL, Destroyed. Contacted know power line during a procedure spray turn. 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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