# Accident 19810923061649A: Grumav G164A, Dana, IN, September 23, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 1981, 08:00 local time
- Place: Dana, IN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 39.8073° N, 87.4945° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dana, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8073&lon=-87.4945&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9968, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9968-2009-09-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A (registry code 3952801, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV G164A
- Reported engine: PWA R985*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,295 total, 150 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81DEV35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DEV35) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810923061649A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT HIT TREE ON PULLUP DURING SPRAYING OPERATION.

## 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 CHI81DEV35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DEV35), Sep 23, 1981: Grumman G-164A (N9968), Dana, IN, destroyed

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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