# Accident 19810428020419A: Grumav G164B, Mer Rouge, LA, April 28, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 1981, 19:00 local time
- Place: Mer Rouge, LA
- Airport: Bacon
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 32.7769° N, 91.7944° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mer Rouge, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7769&lon=-91.7944&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6809Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6809Q-2026-09-21) (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: Continental R-975 series (registry code 17037, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-r-975-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV G164B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,585 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 71 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81DRJ13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRJ13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810428020419A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW81DRJ13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRJ13), Apr 28, 1981: Grumman G-164B (N6809Q), Mer Rouge, 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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