# NTSB FTW81DRD23: Grumman G-164A, N9509, Kinder, LA, May 8, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 8, 1981
- Place: Kinder, LA · KINDER, LA
- Location: 30.4831° N, 92.8520° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kinder, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4831&lon=-92.8520&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 9, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125494
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81DRD23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRD23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1098   81/5/8    KINDER,LA           GRUMMAN G-164A      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1100                    N9509               PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 42, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 11500 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FARM STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KINDER,LA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT SHOULDERS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 9999                       KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST)
          KIND OF CROP - OTHER                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GOGGLES - NOT USED
          CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED                            CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  55
        REMARKS- HIT DITCH ON L SIDE OF RWY WHILE.AVOIDING SOFT SPOT ON THE RGT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9509](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9509-2014-11-24), registration cancelled 2014-11-24, S/N 1177, built 1973 (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: [Pratt & Whitney R1340 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (registry code 52016, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- 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 19810508022809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810508022809A), May 8, 1981: Grumav G164A, Kinder, LA, Substantial damage. Wheel caught in drainage ditch on edge of runway on takeoff. Airplane went into mud and nosed over.

## Other investigations on N9509 (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 FTW77DPG37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DPG37), May 19, 1977: Grumman G-164A (N9509), Brinkley, AR, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW76DPG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DPG01-149534), Jul 3, 1975: Grumman G-164A (N9509), Bradford, AR, 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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