# NTSB FTW81DPG55: Grumman G-164B, N8098K, Bono, AR, July 21, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 21, 1981
- Place: Bono, AR · BONO, AR
- Location: 35.9111° N, 90.8008° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bono, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9111&lon=-90.8008&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 23, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124544
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81DPG55
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DPG55

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1740  81/7/21    BONO,AR             GRUMMAN G-164B      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1230                    N8098K              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 35, 6874 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            264 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BONO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BONO,AR                     LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOAD NOT JETTISONED
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 2000                       KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST)
          KIND OF CROP - RICE                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          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- PLT COULD NOT DUMP LOAD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8098K](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8098K), registered now, S/N 563B (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-164B
- Registry model: [Gulfstream-Schweizer A/C GULFSTREAM AM G-164B](https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-schweizer-a-c-gulfstream-am-g-164b) (registry code 3979904) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bono

## 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 19810721043669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810721043669A), Jul 21, 1981: Grumav G164B, Bono, AR, Substantial damage. Engine failed on takeoff climb and aircraft hit tree and flipped inverted during emergency landing.

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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