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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Gulstm G164C · Bakersfield, CA · March 18, 1976

Date
March 18, 1976
Place
Bakersfield, CA
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N7980
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX76FVA47
Reported as
Gulstm G164C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,700 total1,800 in this make and model180 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot was looking over fld at 75 ft when fire broke out bottom of acft. Hazardous vapors avail.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS LOOKING OVER FLD AT 75 FT WHEN FIRE BROKE OUT BOTTOM OF ACFT. HAZARDOUS VAPORS AVAIL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.