# Accident 19810621035349A: Grumav G164A, West Point, MS, June 21, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 1981, 15:15 local time
- Place: West Point, MS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 33.6062° N, 88.6576° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Point, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6062&lon=-88.6576&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6535, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6535) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164A (registry code 3952704, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV G164A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,004 total, 860 in this make and model, 262 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL81DKQ17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81DKQ17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810621035349A

## Narrative

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

HOT DAY, FULL LOAD, ENTERED SINK RATE ON TAKEOFF CLIMB, DUMPED LOAD SETTLED INTO TREES.

## 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 ATL81DKQ17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81DKQ17), Jun 21, 1981: Grumman G-164A (N6535), West Point, MS, destroyed

## Other reports on N6535 (2)

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

- [Accident 19940622016269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940622016269A), Jun 22, 1994: Scwzer G164A (N6535), Parkin, AR, Substantial damage. Lost power on spray run. Landed plowed area. Nosed over. No anomalies found.
- [Accident 19750513011639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750513011639A), May 13, 1975: Grumav G164A (N6535), E.Lake Charles, LA, Substantial damage. Lnd in rice fld.

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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