# NTSB FTW81DRA42: Grumman G-164B, N6746K, Sealy, TX, July 2, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 2, 1981
- Place: Sealy, TX · SEALY, TX
- Location: 29.7641° N, 96.1622° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sealy, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7641&lon=-96.1622&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 30, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123948
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81DRA42
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRA42

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2619   81/7/2    SEALY,TX            GRUMMAN G-164B      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0730                    N6746K              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 42, 8100 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            110 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FARM STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SEALY,TX                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          KIND OF CROP - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        REMARKS- VEERED RGT,ENCTRD WEEDS & DITCH ON RGT SIDE OF RWY.PLT FND RGT BRAKE LOCKED & PACKED W WEEDS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6746K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6746K-1997-02-07), registration cancelled 1997-02-07, S/N 447B (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: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Farm 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 19810702038099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810702038099A), Jul 2, 1981: Grumav G164B, Sealy, TX, Substantial damage. During landing, aircraft swerved and contacted weeds causing further swerve to side of runway.

## Other investigations on N6746K (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 FTW95LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA185), Apr 29, 1995: Gulfstream-Schweizer G-164B (N6746K), Morse, LA, destroyed. Probable cause: POWER LOSS DUE TO A CRACKED INTAKE VALVE PIPE ASSEMBLY. A FACTOR WAS THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR THE FORCED LANDING.
- [NTSB FTW82DA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA164), May 4, 1982: Grumman G-164B (N6746K), Houston, TX, 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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