# NTSB FTW79FQG56: Grumman G-164A, N4940, Hale Center, TX, August 24, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 24, 1979
- Place: Hale Center, TX · HALE CENTER, TX
- Location: 34.0661° N, 101.8463° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hale Center, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0661&lon=-101.8463&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 16, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134708
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79FQG56
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FQG56

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2143  79/8/24    HALE CENTER,TX      GRUMMAN G-164A      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 4000
        TIME - 1150                    N4940               PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 610 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOYD'S
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HALE CENTER,TX              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: MAGNETOS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SHEARED
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - FERRY
          KIND OF CROP - OTHER                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
        REMARKS- SCREWS HLDG DIST ROTOR TO GEAR SHEARED,ALLOWING MAG OUT OF TIME.AMERICAN BOSCH-MODEL SB9RU3 MAG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4940](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4940-1999-04-05), registration cancelled 1999-04-05, S/N 1096 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-164A
- Registry model: [Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164a) (registry code 3952801) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Boyd'S

## 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 19790824025109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790824025109A), Aug 24, 1979: Gulstm G164A, Hale Center, TX, Substantial damage. Engine stopped during climb after takeoff. Landed in cotton. Flipped over. Found mag malfunction.

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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