# NTSB ATL80DLQ23: Grumman G-164B, N48721, Scottsville, KY, June 3, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 3, 1980
- Place: Scottsville, KY · SCOTTSVILLE, KY
- Location: 36.7492° N, 86.2076° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Scottsville, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7492&lon=-86.2076&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 22, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131360
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL80DLQ23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80DLQ23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0948   80/6/3    SCOTTSVILLE,KY      GRUMMAN G-164B      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 803
        TIME - 0745                    N48721              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 118 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GUY FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SCOTTSVILLE,KY              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - SUDDEN WINDSHIFT
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     TAIL WIND 158-202 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           75                                                      135
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           5                                                       VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        REMARKS- PLT RPRTD WND CHANGED FM X-WND TO QTRG TAIL WND AFTER TCHDWN,TAIL LIFTED ON ROUGH STRIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N48721](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48721-2013-08-19), registration cancelled 2013-08-19, S/N 122B, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-164B
- Registry model: [Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164b) (registry code 3952802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Guy Field

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800603026199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800603026199A), Jun 3, 1980: Gulstm G164B, Scottsville, KY, Substantial damage. Landed downwind on rough landing strip. Nosed over on landing roll.

## Other investigations on N48721 (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 FTW01LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA136), Jun 6, 2001: Grumman-Schweizer G-164B (N48721), Powhatan, AR, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain obstacle clearance while maneuvering after takeoff.

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.

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