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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Grumav G-164B · Springlake, TX · July 7, 1981

Date
July 7, 1981 · 12:00 local
Place
Springlake, TX
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6614Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW81FQG40
Reported as
Grumav G164B
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R985AN14B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,260 total50 in this make and model76 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Ag pilot made emergency landing after crankshaft broke, allowing prop to leave aircraft and strike wings.

As the FAA filed it

AG PILOT MADE EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER CRANKSHAFT BROKE, ALLOWING PROP TO LEAVE AIRCRAFT AND STRIKE WINGS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.