# Accident 19810430020739A: Grumav G164A, Biggs, CA, April 30, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 1981, 19:00 local time
- Place: Biggs, CA
- Airport: Nocks Ag
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 39.4115° N, 121.7114° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Biggs, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4115&lon=-121.7114&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10277, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10277-2012-05-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164 (registry code 3952702, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental W670 series (registry code 17018, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV G164A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 70 in this make and model, 102 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81FVG29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVG29) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810430020739A

## Narrative

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

VEERED OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY ON LANDING. SIDE LOAD COLLAPSED LANDING 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 LAX81FVG29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVG29), Apr 30, 1981: Grumman G-164 (N10277), Biggs, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N10277 (1)

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

- [Accident 19780504010339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780504010339A), May 4, 1978: Grumav G164 (N10277), Sutter, CA, 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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