# NTSB FTW79FRD35: Grumman G-164A, N8629H, Basile, LA, May 16, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 16, 1979
- Place: Basile, LA · BASILE, LA
- Location: 30.4855° N, 92.6010° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Basile, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4855&lon=-92.6010&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 September 21, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135712
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79FRD35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FRD35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1418  79/5/16    BASILE,LA           GRUMMAN G-164A      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 15200
        TIME - 1300                    N8629H              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 2500 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HERMAN YOUNG
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BASILE,LA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CYLINDER ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JETTISONED LOAD
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- NO.2 CYL HEAD FAILED BETWEEN SPARK PLUG HOLES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8629H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8629H), registered now, S/N 1438, built 1975 (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)
- 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: Herman Young

## 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 19790516021319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790516021319A), May 16, 1979: Gulstm G164A, Basile, LA, Substantial damage. Engine stopped after liftoff from ag strip. Hit fence in field at end of runway. Found broken cylinder.

## Other investigations on N8629H (2)

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 FTW98LA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA249), May 29, 1998: Grumman G-164A (N8629H), Iowa, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: partial loss of engine power during takeoff for undetermined reason(s). The obstructions (trees & dirt bank) were related factors.
- [NTSB FTW92LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA137), May 15, 1992: Grumman G-164A (N8629H), Kinder, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE LEFT BRAKE WHICH LED TO A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. A FACTOR WAS THE ROUGH TERRAIN IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY.

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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