# Accident 19810806050049A: Gulstm G164, Rochdale, MS, August 6, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 1981, 20:00 local time
- Place: Rochdale, MS
- Airport: Watts
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1001° N, 90.8468° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WATTS FLD (02MS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1001&lon=-90.8468&mi=10
- Aircraft: N584Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N584Y-1984-07-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164 (registry code 3952702, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM G164
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,025 total, 150 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL81DKQ25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81DKQ25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810806050049A

## Narrative

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

WING CAUGHT IN CROPS DURING SPRAYING OPERATION AND CAUSED CRASH. OPERATOR DID NOT HOLD AG CERTIFICATE.

## 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 ATL81DKQ25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81DKQ25), Aug 6, 1981: Grumman G-164 (N584Y), Rochdale, MS, substantial damage

## Other reports on N584Y (1)

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

- [Accident 19770507009049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770507009049A), May 7, 1977: Grumav G164 (N584Y), Almyra, AR, Substantial damage. Nut on clamp bolt pn #AN-9-908 & AN-8-36 disconnected.

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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