# NTSB FTW81DRD17: Grumman G-164A, N6787Q, Lake Charles, LA, April 3, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 3, 1981
- Place: Lake Charles, LA · LAKE CHARLES, LA
- Location: 30.2266° N, 93.2174° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Charles, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2266&lon=-93.2174&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 13, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126880
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81DRD17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRD17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0476   81/4/3    LAKE CHARLES,LA     GRUMMAN G-164A      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 3971
        TIME - 1500                    N6787Q              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 1800 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GAIL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAKE CHARLES,LA             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: SOFT RUNWAY
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1800                       KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST)
          KIND OF CROP - RICE                                      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                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
        REMARKS- HARD AND DRY CRUST ON SURFACE OF RWY,SOFT UNDERNEATH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6787Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6787Q-2013-09-16), registration cancelled 2013-09-16, S/N 1720, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-164A
- Registry model: [Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164a) (registry code 3952801) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Gail

## 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 19810403018249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810403018249A), Apr 3, 1981: Grumav G164A, Lake Charles, LA, Substantial damage. Ag pilot landed on strip & runway was soft causing airplane to flip inverted.

## Other investigations on N6787Q (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 FTW82FRD15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FRD15), Jun 11, 1982: Grumman G-164A (N6787Q), Egan, LA, destroyed

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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