# Accident 19810708046149A: Grumav G164A, Mercedes, TX, July 8, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 1981, 20:05 local time
- Place: Mercedes, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 26.1538° N, 97.9129° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mercedes, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1538&lon=-97.9129&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6655, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6655-1983-01-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164A (registry code 3952704, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV G164A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 1,655 in this make and model, 350 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81FRG53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FRG53) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810708046149A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW81FRG53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FRG53), Jul 8, 1981: Grumman G-164A (N6655), Mercedes, TX, destroyed

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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