# Accident 19810818050289A: Gulstm G164, Rigby, ID, August 18, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1981, 07:30 local time
- Place: Rigby, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 43.6736° N, 111.9135° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rigby, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6736&lon=-111.9135&mi=10
- Aircraft: N715Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM G164
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,720 total, 770 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA81DYA24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81DYA24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810818050289A

## Narrative

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

ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO STRIKE GROUND DURING START OF SPRAY RUN. DENSITY ALTITUDE AND PILOT FATIGUE FACTORS.

## 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 SEA81DYA24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81DYA24), Aug 18, 1981: Grumman G-164 (N715Y), Rigby, ID, 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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