# NTSB FTW81DPG38: Grumman G-164, N608U, Manila, AR, June 8, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 8, 1981
- Place: Manila, AR · MANILA, AR
- Location: 35.8844° N, 90.1656° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Manila, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8844&lon=-90.1656&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 19, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126320
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81DPG38
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DPG38

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0966   81/6/8    MANILA,AR           GRUMMAN G-164       CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 1284
        TIME - 1615                    N608U               PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 740 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FARMERS FLYING SE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MANILA,AR                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- WATER PUDDLES IN GRASS ON RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N608U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N608U), registered now, S/N 337, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-164
- Registry model: [Grumman G-164](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164) (registry code 3952702) (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Farmers Flying Se

## 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 19810608030609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810608030609A), Jun 8, 1981: Gulstm G164, Manila, AR, Substantial damage. Struck standing water on takeoff from ag strip. Airplane nosed over on runway.

## Other investigations on N608U (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 FTW70F0166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70F0166), Sep 6, 1969: Grumman G164 (N608U), Deridder, LA, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC66F0592](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66F0592), May 12, 1966: Grumman G-164 (N608U), Charleston, MO, substantial damage

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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