# Accident 19810511027319A: Grumav G164A, Mason City, NE, May 11, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 1981, 19:00 local time
- Place: Mason City, NE
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 41.2222° N, 99.2988° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mason City, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2222&lon=-99.2988&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8519H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV G164A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 510 total, 15 in this make and model, 53 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC81DCJ11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCJ11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810511027319A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK SOFT SAND ON SOD TAKEOFF PARALLEL TO RUNWAY. PREMATURE PULL-OFF, BEGAN PORPOISING, 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 MKC81DCJ11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCJ11), May 11, 1981: Grumman G-164A (N8519H), Miller, NE, 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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