# Accident 19810508022809A: Grumav G164A, Kinder, LA, May 8, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 1981, 10:45 local time
- Place: Kinder, LA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 30.4831° N, 92.8520° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kinder, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4831&lon=-92.8520&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9509, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9509-2014-11-24) (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: 12,090 total, 11,500 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81DRD23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRD23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810508022809A

## Narrative

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

WHEEL CAUGHT IN DRAINAGE DITCH ON EDGE OF RUNWAY ON TAKEOFF. AIRPLANE WENT INTO MUD AND NOSED OVER.

## 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 FTW81DRD23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRD23), May 8, 1981: Grumman G-164A (N9509), Kinder, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9509 (2)

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

- [Accident 19770519012479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770519012479A), May 19, 1977: Gulstm G164C (N9509), Brinkley, AR, Substantial damage
- [Accident 19750703019909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750703019909A), Jul 3, 1975: Gulstm G164C (N9509), Bradford, AR, 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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