# Accident 19810723045429A: Grumav G164A, Howard City, MI, July 23, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 1981, 15:50 local time
- Place: Howard City, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 43.3933° N, 85.4661° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Howard City, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3933&lon=-85.4661&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5083, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5083) (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
- Reported engine: PWA R1340*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,505 total, 400 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FEM30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEM30) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810723045429A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON SWATH RUN. HIT ROCK ON LANDING, FLIPPED OVER.  FOUND MAIN JET AND NEEDLE FLOAT SEAT LOOSE IN CARB.

## 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 CHI81FEM30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEM30), Jul 23, 1981: Grumman G-164A (N5083), Howard City, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5083 (1)

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

- [Accident 20080520834789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080520834789A), May 20, 2008: Scwzer G164A (N5083), East Bernard, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) During an interview, the pilot stated the aircraft had just been filled with pellet fertilizer. The aircraft fuel tanks were approximately half full. He…

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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