# Accident 19780930029979A: Gulstm G164A, Shafter, CA, September 30, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 1978
- Place: Shafter, CA
- Airport: Shafter-Kern County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 35.5005° N, 119.2718° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shafter, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5005&lon=-119.2718&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6500K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6500K) (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 R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM G164A
- Reported engine: PWA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 5,000 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX78DVA87](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DVA87) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780930029979A

## Narrative

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

NO 1,2,3,8,9 LINK RODS BROKEN

## 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 LAX78DVA87](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DVA87), Sep 30, 1978: Grumman G-164B (N6500K), Shafter, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6500K (2)

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

- [Accident 20240708008489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240708008489A), Jul 8, 2024: Grumman G-164B (N6500K), Sedgewick, AR, Destroyed. The aircraft was conducting agricultural spraying operations in the vicinity of Sedgewick, AR. The field being sprayed had two sets of high-tension electrical…
- [Accident 19780201000809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780201000809A), Feb 1, 1978: Gulstm G164A (N6500K), Wasco, CA, Substantial damage. Dry pellet fertilizer being dropped on bare ground which had beenwed.

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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