# NTSB MKC81DCJ31: Gulf-Schwzr G-164B, N8107K, Lamar, NE, September 2, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 2, 1981
- Place: Lamar, NE · LAMAR, NE
- Location: 40.5725° N, 101.9793° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lamar, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5725&lon=-101.9793&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 8, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123881
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC81DCJ31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCJ31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2254   81/9/2    LAMAR,NE            GULF-SCHWZR G-164B  CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 60, 13050
        TIME - 0903                    N8107K              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 5365 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LARABY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAMAR,NE                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: CARBURETOR
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JETTISONED LOAD
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - OTHER                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
        REMARKS- CARBURETOR FLOAT FULCRUM FOUND OUT OF CARB AFTER ACDT.SAFETY WIRE HAD APPEARANCE OF BEING CUT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8107K (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GULF-SCHWZR G-164B
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Laraby

## 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 19810902054619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810902054619A), Sep 2, 1981: Grumav G164B, Lamar, NE, Substantial damage. Engine lost power on takeoff. Aborted, flipped over landing. Carbureator float fulcrum safety wire had been cut.

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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