# Accident 19810530031389A: Grumav G164A, Edinburg, ND, May 30, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 1981, 12:15 local time
- Place: Edinburg, ND
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 48.4955° N, 97.8630° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Edinburg, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.4955&lon=-97.8630&mi=10
- Aircraft: N958X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV G164A
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 1,600 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN81FTG10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTG10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810530031389A

## Narrative

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

CYLINDER HEAD SEPARATED DURING AG OPERATIONS. LANDED IN MUDDY FIELD, 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 DEN81FTG10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTG10), May 30, 1981: Grumman G-164A (N958X), Edinberg, ND, 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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