# NTSB FTW81DRD26: Grumman G-164A, N4309, Iowa, LA, June 2, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 2, 1981
- Place: Iowa, LA · IOWA, LA
- Location: 30.2414° N, 93.0130° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Iowa, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2414&lon=-93.0130&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 10, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125695
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81DRD26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRD26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1345   81/6/2  NR.IOWA,LA            GRUMMAN G-164A      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 1651
        TIME - 1100                    N4309               PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         IOWA,LA                      LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: EN ROUTE TO TREAT CROP
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1250                       KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST)
          KIND OF CROP - BEANS                                     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
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  33                  SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
        REMARKS- LNDD IN A FLOODED RICE FLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4309](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4309-1982-10-27), registration cancelled 1982-10-27, S/N 1037, 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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19810602032089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810602032089A), Jun 2, 1981: Grumav G164A, Iowa, LA, Substantial damage. Engine quit on takeoff. Flipped over, landing in flooded rice field. Cause engine out undetermined.

## Other investigations on N4309 (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 FTW77DRA25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DRA25), May 31, 1977: Grumman G-164A (N4309), Garwood, TX, 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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