# Accident 19810602032089A: Grumav G164A, Iowa, LA, June 2, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 1981, 11:00 local time
- Place: Iowa, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 30.2414° N, 93.0130° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Iowa, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2414&lon=-93.0130&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4309, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4309-1982-10-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A (registry code 3952801, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV G164A
- Reported engine: PWA R1340*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,651 total, 500 in this make and model, 151 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81DRD26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRD26) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810602032089A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF. FLIPPED OVER, LANDING IN FLOODED RICE FIELD. CAUSE ENGINE OUT UNDETERMINED.

## 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 FTW81DRD26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRD26), Jun 2, 1981: Grumman G-164A (N4309), Iowa, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4309 (1)

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

- [Accident 19770531014159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770531014159A), May 31, 1977: Gulstm G164C (N4309), Garwood, TX, Destroyed. Hit prop wash of otr acft

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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