# NTSB FTW81DPG30: Grumman G-164A, N8911H, Hughes, AR, May 29, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 29, 1981
- Place: Hughes, AR · HUGHES, AR
- Location: 34.9481° N, 90.4714° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hughes, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9481&lon=-90.4714&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 20, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125508
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81DPG30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DPG30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1206  81/5/29    HUGHES,AR           GRUMMAN G-164A      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 5000
        TIME - 1200                    N8911H              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 1500 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WILDWOOD STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WEST MEMPHIS,AR             HUGHES,AR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT SHOULDERS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - FERRY
          KIND OF CROP - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          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                  SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8911H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-164A
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Wildwood 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 19810529030049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810529030049A), May 29, 1981: Grumav G164A, Hughes, AR, Substantial damage. Ran off edge of strip on landing. Airplane nosed over in soft ground.

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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