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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Gulstm G164A · Wasco, CA · February 1, 1978

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Date
February 1, 1978
Place
Wasco, CA
Airport
Duster Strip
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6500K
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX78DVA21
Reported as
Gulstm G164A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,500 total4,500 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days
N6500KRegistered now · Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164BS/N 336B · Built 1977Airframe modelGrumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164BEngine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 seriesReciprocating

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.

Dry pellet fertilizer being dropped on bare ground which had beenwed.

As the FAA filed it

DRY PELLET FERTILIZER BEING DROPPED ON BARE GROUND WHICH HAD BEENWED.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB LAX78DVA21Accident · No injuriesClosedWasco, CAFeb 1, 1978 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N6500K · 2

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

Accident 20240708008489AManeuver · Sedgewick, ARThe aircraft was conducting agricultural spraying operations in the vicinity of Sedgewick, AR. The field being sprayed had two sets of high-tension electrical wires crossing it approximately 150 yards apart. On the return for the 4th pass in the field, the…Jul 8, 2024 · DestroyedAccident 19780930029979AFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Shafter, CANo 1,2,3,8,9 link rods brokenSep 30, 1978 · Reported as Gulstm G164A · Substantial damage