# Incident 19811030082579I: Grumav G164B, Bowling Green, KY, October 30, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 1981, 16:55 local time
- Place: Bowling Green, KY
- Airport: Bowling Green
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.9903° N, 86.4436° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bowling Green, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9903&lon=-86.4436&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8957H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8957H) (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 G164B
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN14B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,995 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 190 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811030082579I

## Narrative

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

PILOT TAXIED AIRCRAFT INTO PARKED AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N8957H (2)

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

- [Accident 20241007015429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241007015429A), Oct 7, 2024: Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164A (N8957H), Parsonsburg, MD, Substantial damage. After spreading dry seed on field, during the climb out, engine started to misfire and lose power. The pilot leveled the aircraft on a west/southwest heading.…
- [Incident 19940719031869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940719031869I), Jul 19, 1994: Scwzer G164A (N8957H), Laurel, DE, Minor damage. Narrative: while dispensing, the aircraft grazed high tension wires. This action caused minor surface damage to the fabric of the rudder. Aircraft returned to…

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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