# Accident 19810722043629A: Grumav G164A, Margaret, TX, July 22, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 1981, 12:30 local time
- Place: Margaret, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0495° N, 99.6512° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Margaret, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0495&lon=-99.6512&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48554, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48554-2013-03-07) (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)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV G164A
- Reported engine: PWA R1340*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,969 total, 273 in this make and model, 52 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81DPD32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DPD32) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810722043629A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT EN ROUTE DUE TO SEDIMENT IN CARBURETOR.  AIRCRAFT HAD JUST BEEN REBUILT.

## 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 FTW81DPD32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DPD32), Jul 22, 1981: Grumman G-164A (N48554), Vernon, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N48554 (1)

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

- [Incident 19810217011519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810217011519I), Feb 17, 1981: Grumav G164A (N48554), Greenville, MS, Minor damage. Runway soft and muddy. Aircraft bogged down and flipped over upon landing.

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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