# Accident 19810522027939A: Grumav G164A, Lexa, AR, May 22, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 1981, 07:00 local time
- Place: Lexa, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 34.5982° N, 90.7519° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lexa, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5982&lon=-90.7519&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6778K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6778K-2013-09-26) (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 G164A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,075 total, 800 in this make and model, 310 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81DPG28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DPG28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810522027939A

## Narrative

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

FLEW DOWNWIND OF SWATH, SPRAY-COVERED WIND-SCREEN, STRUCK DEAD TREE, CRASH-LANDED.

## 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 FTW81DPG28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DPG28), May 22, 1981: Grumman G-164B (N6778K), Lexa, AR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6778K (1)

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

- [Accident 20010515010839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010515010839A), May 15, 2001: Scwzer G164B (N6778K), Rosharon, TX, Substantial damage. (.19)On may 15, 2001, at 1544 central daylight time, a grumman-schweizer G-164B, agricultural airplane, N6778K, sustained substantial damage when it impacted a…

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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