# Accident 19740620017189A: Gulstm G164A, Wheatley, AR, June 20, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 1974
- Place: Wheatley, AR
- Airport: Ray Farm
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 34.9212° N, 91.1063° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wheatley, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9212&lon=-91.1063&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4859, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4859-1994-07-05) (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: 6,700 total, 4,100 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74DPG78](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DPG78) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740620017189A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 FTW74DPG78](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DPG78), Jun 20, 1974: Grumman G-164A (N4859), Wheatley, AR, destroyed

## Other reports on N4859 (1)

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

- [Accident 19920727031099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920727031099A), Jul 27, 1992: Scwzer G164A (N4859), Shelby, MT, Destroyed. Struck powerline on a spray turn around. Rolled inverted and crashed.

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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