# Accident 19810821050749A: Gulstm G164, Whiteface, TX, August 21, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 1981, 17:00 local time
- Place: Whiteface, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 33.5996° N, 102.6134° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Whiteface, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5996&lon=-102.6134&mi=10
- Aircraft: N635U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N635U-1985-03-19) (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: 1,117 total, 350 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81DQG59](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DQG59) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810821050749A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS TAKING OFF FROM SOFT ROAD SURFACE AND LEFT WHEEL ENTERED SOFT TERRAIN PULLING AIRCRAFT INVERTED.

## 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 FTW81DQG59](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DQG59), Aug 21, 1981: Grumman G-164 (N635U), Whiteface, TX, 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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