# Accident 19780310002829A: Gulstm G164C, Ballico, CA, March 10, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 10, 1978
- Place: Ballico, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 37.4519° N, 120.7037° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ballico, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4519&lon=-120.7037&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8932H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8932H-2013-03-11) (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 R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM G164C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK78DVA30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DVA30) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780310002829A

## Narrative

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

HIT POWER LINE.

## 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 OAK78DVA30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DVA30), Mar 10, 1978: Grumman G164A (N8932H), Ballico, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8932H (1)

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

- [Accident 19860404081659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860404081659A), Apr 4, 1986: Scwzer G164B (N8932H), Snelling, CA, Destroyed. Engine quit and flames noted from engine after liftoff. Struck canal on landing. Suspect a broken fuel line.

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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