19810511027319A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Grumav G164A · Mason City, NE · May 11, 1981

Date
May 11, 1981 · 19:00 local
Place
Mason City, NE
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8519H
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC81DCJ11
Reported as
Grumav G164A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
510 total15 in this make and model53 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.

Struck soft sand on sod takeoff parallel to runway. Premature pull-off, began porpoising, nosed over.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK SOFT SAND ON SOD TAKEOFF PARALLEL TO RUNWAY. PREMATURE PULL-OFF, BEGAN PORPOISING, NOSED OVER.

NTSB investigation

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