# Accident 19780810035619A: Gulstm G164A, Pixley,Ca, CA, August 10, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1978
- Place: Pixley,Ca, CA
- Airport: Pixley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 35.9605° N, 119.3080° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Pixley Airport (P27), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9605&lon=-119.3080&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5368, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5368) (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
- Reported engine: PWA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,540 total, 600 in this make and model, 400 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX78DA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DA066) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780810035619A

## Narrative

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

LOW OIL STATE.LNDD IN FLOODED ALFALFA FIELD.

## 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 LAX78DA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DA066), Aug 10, 1978: Grumman G-164 (N5368), Pixley, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5368 (2)

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

- [Accident 19900508014759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900508014759A), May 8, 1990: Scwzer G164A (N5368), Gridley, CA, Substantial damage. Engine lost power during a spray run. Struck ditch and nosed over landing. NR7 cylinder had cracked, caused failure
- [Accident 19840523018489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840523018489A), May 23, 1984: Scwzer G164A (N5368), Williams, CA, Substantial damage. Crash occurred during emergency landing. Shaft that holds float assembly in carburetor came loose.

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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