# Accident 19760424010029A: Gulstm G164C, Downsville, MD, April 24, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 1976
- Place: Downsville, MD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 39.5548° N, 77.8016° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Downsville, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5548&lon=-77.8016&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9828, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9828-2012-08-22) (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 R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM G164C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,500 total, 71 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD76FIG14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FIG14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760424010029A

## Narrative

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

PULLED UP TO AVOID TREES GROWING IN A ROCK BREAK HIT WIRES.FLEW UNDER WIRES ON PRECEDING RUNS.

## 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 IAD76FIG14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FIG14), Apr 24, 1976: Grumman G-164A (N9828), Downsville, MD, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9828 (3)

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

- [Accident 20070722020159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070722020159A), Jul 22, 2007: Scwzer G164A (N9828), Colona, IL, Substantial damage. (-23) On 07/25/2007 the aircraft from davenport airport, davenport, IA (dvn) to cropdust a field in henry county, IL. During cruise flight the aircraft lost…
- [Accident 19920309017049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920309017049A), Mar 9, 1992: Scwzer G164A (N9828), Valley Mills, TX, Substantial damage. Lost power on descent to spray field. Nosed over in wet wheat. Worn mags dirty oil. Incorrect worn igniters factors
- [Incident 19890720038469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890720038469I), Jul 20, 1989: Scwzer G164A (N9828), Etter, TX, Minor damage. Engine quit on a spray run. Forced landing in a field straight ahead. Using automotive fuel. Suspect vapor lock.

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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