# NTSB FTW79DPG69: Grumman G-164, N5213, Griffithville, AR, August 2, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 2, 1979
- Place: Griffithville, AR · GRIFFITHVILLE, AR
- Location: 35.1231° N, 91.6450° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Griffithville, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1231&lon=-91.6450&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 31, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135049
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79DPG69
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DPG69

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1496   79/8/2    GRIFFITHVILLE,AR    GRUMMAN G-164       CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 650
        TIME - 0930                    N5213               PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GRIFFITHVILLE,AR            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- PLT STATED APPARENTLY TOUCHED BRAKE DURG TKOF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5213](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5213-2017-04-07), registration cancelled 2017-04-07, S/N 1128, built 1973 (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: Rice 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 19790802018839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790802018839A), Aug 2, 1979: Gulstm G164, Griffithville, AR, Substantial damage. Pilot allowed aircraft to strike levee during take off from rice field.

## Other investigations on N5213 (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 FTW90DPG13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90DPG13), Aug 30, 1990: Grumman G-164A (N5213), Luxora, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: A PARTIAL POWER LOSS DUE TO FAILURE OF THE NUMBER FIVE CONNECTING ROD. A FACTOR WAS THE SOFT TERRAIN IN WHICH THE FORCED LANDING WAS MADE.

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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