# Accident 19810803047489A: Grumav G164A, Piggott, AR, August 3, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 1981, 14:30 local time
- Place: Piggott, AR
- Airport: Piggott
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 36.3782° N, 90.1662° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PIGGOTT MUNI (7M7), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3782&lon=-90.1662&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8370, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8370-2020-05-22) (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: 3,515 total, 921 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81DPG58](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DPG58) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810803047489A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING LANDING WHEN CAUGHT IN WIND SHIFT  FROM APPROACHING THUNDERSTORM.

## 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 FTW81DPG58](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DPG58), Aug 3, 1981: Grumman G-164A (N8370), Piggott, AR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8370 (1)

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

- [Accident 19790611010589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790611010589A), Jun 11, 1979: Gulstm G164A (N8370), Piggott, AR, Substantial damage. Engine failed causing forced landing. Internal carburetor problem suspected.

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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