# Accident 19770704020719A: Gulstm G164C, Sikeston, MO, July 4, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1977
- Place: Sikeston, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 36.8837° N, 89.5872° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sikeston, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8837&lon=-89.5872&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7499, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7499-2014-10-22) (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: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,185 total, 500 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC77FCA27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FCA27) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770704020719A

## Narrative

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

FALLING WIRE STRUCK FLAGMAN.

## 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 MKC77FCA27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FCA27), Jul 4, 1977: Grumman G-164A (N7499), Sikeston, MO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7499 (1)

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

- [Accident 19790609019699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790609019699A), Jun 9, 1979: Gulstm G164A (N7499), Bell City, MO, Destroyed. Crashed into ground during procedure turn. Factors, airspeed, downwind turn near ground.

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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