# Accident 19751115037449A: Gulstm G164A, Brooks, CA, November 15, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 1975
- Place: Brooks, CA
- Airport: Stephens Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 38.7369° N, 122.1468° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brooks, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7369&lon=-122.1468&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10259, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10259-1988-09-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164 (registry code 3952702, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM G164A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,700 total, 275 in this make and model, 201 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK76DVG34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DVG34) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751115037449A

## Narrative

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

RET TO STRIP & LND OK.

## 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 OAK76DVG34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DVG34), Nov 15, 1975: Grumman G-164 (N10259), Brooks, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N10259 (2)

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

- [Accident 19870416009879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870416009879A), Apr 16, 1987: Grumav STCG164 (N10259), Rayne, LA, Substantial damage. The engine failed during aerial seeding operations and the aircraft hit a dike during landing. Water in fuel.
- [Accident 19770321006819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770321006819A), Mar 21, 1977: Grumav G164 (N10259), Esparto, CA, Substantial damage. Plt stated company policy was to use less than max power on t/o for engine longevity.

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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