# Accident 19810427020359A: Grumav G164A, Morse, LA, April 27, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 1981, 13:45 local time
- Place: Morse, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 30.1221° N, 92.4984° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morse, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1221&lon=-92.4984&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8498 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV G164A
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,325 total, 700 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81DRD20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRD20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810427020359A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER AFTER TAKEOFF CAUSING PILOT TO ATTEMPT EMERGENCY LANDING ON SOFT TERRAIN.

## 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 FTW81DRD20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRD20), Apr 27, 1981: Grumman G-164A (N8498), Morse, 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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