# Accident 19810723043859A: Grumav G164A, Caruthers, CA, July 23, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 1981, 16:30 local time
- Place: Caruthers, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 36.5399° N, 119.8450° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Caruthers, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5399&lon=-119.8450&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8598H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8598H-2024-06-15) (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: 1,305 total, 805 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81FVA55](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVA55) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810723043859A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK POWERLINE ON PULLUP FROM SPRAY RUN. CRASHED INVERTED IN ADJACENT FIELD.

## 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 LAX81FVA55](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVA55), Jul 23, 1981: Grumman G-164A (N8598H), Caruthers, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8598H (4)

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

- [Accident 20150621011339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150621011339A), Jun 21, 2015: Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164A (N8598H), Five Points, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot reported engine seized on takeoff. Made emergency landing in plowed field. Aircraft flipped over and came to rest on canopy
- [Accident 19960808021619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960808021619A), Aug 8, 1996: Scwzer G164A (N8598H), Caruthers, CA, Substantial damage. Partial power loss on positioning flight. Landed on road. NR3 cylinder head separated from cylinder barrel.
- [Accident 19780811021709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780811021709A), Aug 11, 1978: Gulstm G164 (N8598H), CA, Substantial damage. No remarks
- [Accident 19760922028439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760922028439A), Sep 22, 1976: Gulstm G164C (N8598H), Easton, CA, Substantial damage. Hit guy wire flying under pwr lines.

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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