# Accident 19760812027029A: Gulstm G164C, Gila Bend, AZ, August 12, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1976
- Place: Gila Bend, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 32.9478° N, 112.7168° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gila Bend, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9478&lon=-112.7168&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4529, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4529-2012-07-19) (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: 14,500 total, 5,000 in this make and model, 450 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX76DUK03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76DUK03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760812027029A

## Narrative

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

FORCED LNDG ON UNSUITABLE TERRAIN,GILA RIVER DRY RIVER BED.NR 1 CYL CRACKED.

## 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 LAX76DUK03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76DUK03), Aug 12, 1976: Grumman G-164A (N4529), Gila Bend, AZ, destroyed

## Other reports on N4529 (2)

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

- [Accident 19830306008299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830306008299A), Mar 6, 1983: Scwzer G164A (N4529), Williams, AZ, Substantial damage. Engine quit on a spray run. Force landed in a muddy field on Williams Afb property.
- [Accident 19740824026599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740824026599A), Aug 24, 1974: Gulstm G164A (N4529), Buckeye, AZ, Substantial damage. Didnt refuel bfor flt.

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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