# Accident 19780708016429A: Gulstm G164A, Tulare, CA, July 8, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 1978
- Place: Tulare, CA
- Airport: Westernair Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2002° N, 119.3361° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tulare, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2002&lon=-119.3361&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6538, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6538) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164A (registry code 3952704, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM G164A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,250 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK78DVA53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DVA53) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780708016429A

## Narrative

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

PILOT TOOK OFF WITH FUEL SELECTOR IN OFF POSITION.

## 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 OAK78DVA53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DVA53), Jul 8, 1978: Grumman G-164A (N6538), Tulare, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6538 (1)

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

- [Accident 19740514013759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740514013759A), May 14, 1974: Grumav G164A (N6538), Fallon, NV, Substantial damage

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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