# Incident 19780627035549I: Gulstm G164B, Spangle, WA, June 27, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 1978, 08:00 local time
- Place: Spangle, WA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 47.4299° N, 117.3812° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spangle, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4299&lon=-117.3812&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48574, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48574-2013-03-18) (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 R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM G164B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total, 500 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/19780627035549I

## Narrative

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

SPRAY PILOT CONCERNED ABOUT PEOPLE ON THE GROUND, FAILED TO PULL UP IN TIME TO AVOID WIRES.

## Other reports on N48574 (1)

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

- [Accident 19810523027659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810523027659A), May 23, 1981: Grumav G164B (N48574), Harrison, ID, Destroyed. Struck power lines during ag operation. Crashed out of control.

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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