# Accident 19820524018579A: Grumav G164A, Ethel, AR, May 24, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 1982, 06:45 local time
- Place: Ethel, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 34.2865° N, 91.1637° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ethel, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2865&lon=-91.1637&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5376, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5376-1991-04-10) (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)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV G164A
- Reported engine: PWA R1340*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,995 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82FPG12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FPG12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820524018579A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT HIT POWERLINES AND CRASHED DURING BEGINNING OF SPRAY RUN.

## 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 FTW82FPG12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FPG12), May 24, 1982: Grumman G-164 (N5376), Ethel, AR, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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