# Incident 19780515033739I: Gulstm G164, Augusta, KS, May 15, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 1978, 07:41 local time
- Place: Augusta, KS
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 37.6980° N, 96.9732° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Augusta, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6980&lon=-96.9732&mi=10
- Aircraft: N143W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N143W-2007-09-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164 (registry code 3952702, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental W670 series (registry code 17018, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM G164
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 150 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780515033739I

## Narrative

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

PERSON ON GROUND SHOT AT CROP DUSTER IN FLIGHT.

## Other reports on N143W (2)

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

- [Accident 19820920047989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820920047989A), Sep 20, 1982: Scwzer G164 (N143W), Greenville, KY, Destroyed. Engine quit en route to spray area. Crashed in strip mine. Carburetor trouble and rough idle prior to takeoff.
- [Incident 19820329030359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820329030359I), Mar 29, 1982: Gulstm G164 (N143W), Benton, KY, Minor damage. Propeller came off during a spray run. Nosed over landing. Retaining nut or safety device failed.

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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