# Accident 19810730046579A: Grumav G164A, Eloy, AZ, July 30, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1981, 10:30 local time
- Place: Eloy, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 32.7559° N, 111.5548° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eloy, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7559&lon=-111.5548&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21RA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV G164A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 1,700 in this make and model, 207 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81DUJ90](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUJ90) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810730046579A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO GROUND DURING SPRAY RUN.  POSSIBLE FACTORS, DISTRACTION OF USING RADIO AND PILOT FATIGUE.

## 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 LAX81DUJ90](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUJ90), Jul 30, 1981: Grumman G-164A (N21RA), Elroy, AZ, substantial damage

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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