# Accident 19810814049639A: Gulstm G164, Bastrop, LA, August 14, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 1981, 14:00 local time
- Place: Bastrop, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 32.7749° N, 91.9078° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bastrop, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7749&lon=-91.9078&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10292, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10292-1983-11-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164 (registry code 3952702, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM G164
- Reported engine: PWA R985*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81DRJ29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRJ29) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810814049639A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE THREW A ROD DURING A SPRAY RUN. LANDED IN A COTTENFIELD AND NOSED OVER.

## 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 FTW81DRJ29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRJ29), Aug 14, 1981: Grumman G-164 (N10292), Bastrop, LA, destroyed

## Other reports on N10292 (2)

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

- [Accident 19770608013199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770608013199A), Jun 8, 1977: Grumav G164 (N10292), Pine Prairie, LA, Substantial damage. Rt main gear tire deflated during flight
- [Accident 19730605015229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730605015229A), Jun 5, 1973: Grumav G164 (N10292), Ville Platte, LA, Substantial damage. Fluid leak found on l brake hyd line. Entrd ditch l ldg gr collapsed.

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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