# Accident 19810714040869A: Grumav G164A, Park Valley, UT, July 14, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 1981, 08:15 local time
- Place: Park Valley, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 41.8174° N, 113.3292° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Park Valley, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8174&lon=-113.3292&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5397, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5397-2012-09-05) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,521 total, 156 in this make and model, 225 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN81DTM40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81DTM40) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810714040869A

## Narrative

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

AG AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING SPRAYING OPERATION IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. PILOT CLAIMS UNABLE TO HOLD ALTITUDE.

## 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 DEN81DTM40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81DTM40), Jul 14, 1981: Grumman AG-CAT (N5397), Park Valley, UT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5397 (1)

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

- [Accident 20060330006619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060330006619A), Mar 30, 2006: Scwzer G164A (N5397), Dixon, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) During a take-off, the pilot of the aircraft felt the aircraft settling towards the ground. The pilot attempted to fly under some wires because he did…

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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