# Accident 19730827028679A: Gulstm G164A, Arlington, AZ, August 27, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 1973
- Place: Arlington, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 33.3346° N, 112.7747° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arlington, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3346&lon=-112.7747&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4897, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4897-1993-05-28) (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: 4,200 total, 1,700 in this make and model, 290 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX74DUJ16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74DUJ16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730827028679A

## Narrative

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

PLT STATED HE WAS BLINDED BY INSECTICIDE.NO EQUIP MALFUNCTION FOUND.

## 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 LAX74DUJ16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74DUJ16), Aug 27, 1973: Grumman G-164A (N4897), Arlington, AZ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4897 (2)

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

- [Accident 19840429033419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840429033419A), Apr 29, 1984: Scwzer G164A (N4897), Hermiston, OR, Substantial damage. Pilot allowed left wing to contact ground which caused crash during aerial application flight.
- [Accident 19820425011509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820425011509A), Apr 25, 1982: Scwzer G164A (N4897), Echo, OR, Substantial damage. Engine cylinder cracked during ag operations. Landed in plowed field. Airplane flipped over.

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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