# Accident 19810519026829A: Grumav G164B, Danbury, TX, May 19, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1981, 19:30 local time
- Place: Danbury, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.2274° N, 95.3462° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Danbury, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2274&lon=-95.3462&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6821K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6821K-2005-05-20) (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: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV G164B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 3,500 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81DA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810519026829A

## Narrative

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

RETURNING TO BASE WITH 2 PASSENGERS IN EMPTY HOPPER. WAS SEEN TO DIVE NEAR GROUND, PULL UP, STALL AND SPIN IN.

## 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 FTW81DA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DA093), May 19, 1981: Grumman G-164B (N6821K), Danbury, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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