# Accident 19771202036219A: Gulstm G164A, Merced, CA, December 2, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 2, 1977
- Place: Merced, CA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 37.3114° N, 120.4704° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Merced, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3114&lon=-120.4704&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6607Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6607Q-2017-04-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B (registry code 3952802, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM G164A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,700 total, 480 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK78DVA16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DVA16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771202036219A

## Narrative

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

USING ROUGH PASTURE AS LANDING STRIP.FAILED TO CLEAR DITCH BANK.

## 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 OAK78DVA16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DVA16), Dec 2, 1977: Grumman G-164B (N6607Q), Merced, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6607Q (2)

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

- [Accident 20100819042229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100819042229A), Aug 19, 2010: Grumman Acf G-164B (N6607Q), Buckeye, AZ, Destroyed. On August 19, 2010, N6607Q, piloted by edwin clark crawford, certificate number [privacy data omitted], lost control during the take off ground roll. The pilot…
- [Accident 19870922054349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870922054349A), Sep 22, 1987: Scwzer G164B (N6607Q), Button Willow, CA, Substantial damage. Engine threw a rod during a spray run. Nosed over on the forced landing.

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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