# Accident 19810616033679A: Grumav G164A, Tipton, CA, June 16, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 1981, 15:00 local time
- Place: Tipton, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 36.0572° N, 119.3135° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tipton, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0572&lon=-119.3135&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8583H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8583H-2013-03-07) (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)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV G164A
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 650 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82FVA47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FVA47) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810616033679A

## Narrative

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

AG PILOT CLAIMS LOSS OF POWER AND DURING EMERGENCY LANDING, AIRCRAFT STRUCK WIRES AND BURNED.

## 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 LAX82FVA47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FVA47), Jun 16, 1981: Grumman G-164A (N8583H), Pixley, CA, destroyed

## Other reports on N8583H (1)

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

- [Accident 19750512011909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750512011909A), May 12, 1975: Gulstm G164C (N8583H), Robbins, CA, Substantial damage. Braked with tail in air.

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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