# Accident 19810528029709A: Grumav G164A, Griffithville, AR, May 28, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 1981, 18:00 local time
- Place: Griffithville, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 35.1231° N, 91.6450° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Griffithville, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1231&lon=-91.6450&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6564, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6564-2015-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164A (registry code 3952704, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-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: 20,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81DPG34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DPG34) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810528029709A

## Narrative

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

DIVED TO MISS POWER-LINE, STRUCK A RICE LEVEE  DURING START OF A SPRAY RUN.

## 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 FTW81DPG34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DPG34), May 28, 1981: Grumman G-164B (N6564), Griffithville, AR, destroyed

## Other reports on N6564 (1)

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

- [Accident 19770506009029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770506009029A), May 6, 1977: Grumav G164A (N6564), Hazen, AR, Substantial damage. Acft flying formation at slow a/s, hit levees, knocked gear off, nosed over on subsequent lndg.

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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