# Accident 19810814052899A: Grumav G164C, Platte, SD, August 14, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 1981, 14:15 local time
- Place: Platte, SD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 43.3869° N, 98.8435° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Platte, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3869&lon=-98.8435&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6674K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6674K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164C (registry code 3952803, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV G164C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,898 total, 198 in this make and model, 456 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN81DTK21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81DTK21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810814052899A

## Narrative

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

SLOW AIRSPEED ON SPRAY RUN ENTRY. MUSHED INTO GROUND. FAILED TO DUMP LOAD OR USE POWER RECOVERY.

## 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 DEN81DTK21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81DTK21), Aug 14, 1981: Grumman G-164C (N6674K), Platte, SD, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6674K (3)

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

- [Accident 20180429014909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180429014909A), Apr 29, 2018: Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164C (N6674K), Maxwell, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot reported leaving home airport (12CL) on a post maintenance flight around the home airport. Maintenance had been done on the window/door latch, (it had…
- [Accident 20170526007849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170526007849A), May 26, 2017: Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164C (N6674K), Maxwell, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot mismanaged fuel consumption and engine failed due to fuel starvation.
- [Accident 19850701029019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850701029019A), Jul 1, 1985: Scwzer G164C (N6674K), Platte, SD, Substantial damage. Gear struck center pivot of an irrigation structure during spray run. Upon landing, damaged gear 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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