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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Grumav G-164A · Mercedes, TX · July 8, 1981

Date
July 8, 1981 · 20:05 local
Place
Mercedes, TX
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6655
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW81FRG53
Reported as
Grumav G164A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,500 total1,655 in this make and model350 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.

Wing struck power-line on pullup for a turn-around. Airplane rolled over, struck ground inverted. Fatigue factor.

As the FAA filed it

WING STRUCK POWER-LINE ON PULLUP FOR A TURN-AROUND. AIRPLANE ROLLED OVER, STRUCK GROUND INVERTED. FATIGUE FACTOR.

NTSB investigation

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