# Accident 19730615017759A: Gulstm G164A, Chandlr Hts, AZ, June 15, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 1973
- Place: Chandlr Hts, AZ
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 33.2120° N, 111.6862° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chandler Heights, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2120&lon=-111.6862&mi=10
- Aircraft: N72PB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72PB-1998-01-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A (registry code 3952801, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM G164A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,510 total, 2,510 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX73DUJ90](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73DUJ90) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730615017759A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ACFT ENTERED A CLOUD OF DUST,LOST SIGHT OF BURNING RAGS USED FOR VIS GUIDANCE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 LAX73DUJ90](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73DUJ90), Jun 15, 1973: Grumman G-164A (N72PB), Chandlr Hts, AZ, destroyed

## Other reports on N72PB (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19870406008719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870406008719A), Apr 6, 1987: Scwzer G164A (N72PB), La Salle, CO, Destroyed. The aircraft struck a tree and impacted in a field during aerial application maneuvers.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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