# NTSB ATL80FKQ22: Grumman G-164, N48461, Clarksdale, MS, August 26, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 26, 1980
- Place: Clarksdale, MS · CLARKSDALE, MS
- Location: 34.1938° N, 90.5686° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clarksdale, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1938&lon=-90.5686&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 7, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129565
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL80FKQ22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FKQ22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2056  80/8/26    CLARKSDALE,MS       GRUMMAN G-164       CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 12000
        TIME - 1530                    N48461              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 4000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PLANTERS DUST STP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CLARKSDALE,MS               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 9999                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - BEANS                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  175
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N48461](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48461-2026-05-21), registration cancelled 2026-05-21, S/N 1550 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-164
- Registry model: [Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164a) (registry code 3952801) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R1340 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (registry code 52016, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Planters Dust Stp

## 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 19800826038989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800826038989A), Aug 26, 1980: Gulstm G164B, Clarksdale, MS, Substantial damage. Ag pilot attempted downwind takeoff and stalled aircraft into wires.

## Other investigations on N48461 (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 CHI06CA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA235), Aug 10, 2006: Grumman-Schweizer G-164A (N48461), Gering, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the power lines during the aerial application flight. Factors were the low altitude and power lines.

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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