# NTSB FTW80FRA30: Grumman G-164B, N6656Q, Lissie, TX, May 12, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 12, 1980
- Place: Lissie, TX · LISSIE, TX
- Location: 29.5561° N, 96.2252° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lissie, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5561&lon=-96.2252&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report May 19, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131122
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80FRA30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FRA30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0554  80/5/12    LISSIE,TX           GRUMMAN G-164B      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 1130
        TIME - 1500                    N6656Q              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 356 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AG STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LISSIE,TX                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST)
          KIND OF CROP - BEANS                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          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- DIRT & GRASS STRIP
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6656Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6656Q-2017-05-15), registration cancelled 2017-05-15, S/N 182B (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ag Strip

## 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 19800512012319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800512012319A), May 12, 1980: Gulstm G164B, Lissie, TX, Substantial damage. Landed on rough turf edge of strip downwind. Bounced, flipped over.

## Other investigations on N6656Q (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 ATL99LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA017), Nov 11, 1998: Grumman-Schweizer G164B (N6656Q), Cuthbert, GA, destroyed. Probable cause: The fatigue failure of the accessory gear shaft which resulted in fuel starvation and the loss of engine power. A factors was the fuel system filter restriction.

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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