# Accident 19740716023599A: Gulstm G164A, San Benito, TX, July 16, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 1974
- Place: San Benito, TX
- Airport: San Benito Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 26.1350° N, 97.6122° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at San Benito Municipal Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1350&lon=-97.6122&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9793, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9793-2013-02-08) (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)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM G164A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,549 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 230 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW75DRG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DRG05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740716023599A

## Narrative

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

PLIERS FRM SPRAY LOADING & SERVICING PIT FOUND AT IMPACT AREA.

## 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 FTW75DRG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DRG05), Jul 16, 1974: Grumman 164-A (N9793), San Benito, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9793 (1)

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

- [Accident 19960605045329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960605045329A), Jun 5, 1996: Scwzer G164A (N9793), Prescott, WA, Substantial damage. Returning to base after spray. Ops at low altitude. Looked down in cockpit for object. Struck hill 150 ft from top.

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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