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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Grumav G-164B · Mer Rouge, LA · April 28, 1981

Date
April 28, 1981 · 19:00 local
Place
Mer Rouge, LA
Airport
Bacon
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6809Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW81DRJ13
Reported as
Grumav G164B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,585 total1,200 in this make and model71 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Downwind takeoff. Full load, warm day, premature liftoff. Struck wires on climbout.

As the FAA filed it

DOWNWIND TAKEOFF. FULL LOAD, WARM DAY, PREMATURE LIFTOFF. STRUCK WIRES ON CLIMBOUT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.