# Accident 19781013030689A: Gulstm G164C, Fresno, CA, October 13, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 1978
- Place: Fresno, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 36.7477° N, 119.7724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fresno, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7477&lon=-119.7724&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9879, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9879-2021-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A (registry code 3952801, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-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 G164C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,349 total, 1,549 in this make and model, 486 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK79DVA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVA05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781013030689A

## Narrative

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

HIT POWERLINE.

## 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 OAK79DVA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVA05), Oct 13, 1978: Grumman G-164A (N9879), Fresno, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9879 (2)

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

- [Incident 19860213009339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860213009339I), Feb 13, 1986: Scwzer G164A (N9879), Reedley, CA, Minor damage. Struck a powerline during swath run. Damage to car and house trailer, none to aircraft.
- [Accident 19800119000939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800119000939A), Jan 19, 1980: Gulstm G164A (N9879), Fresno, CA, Substantial damage. Engine quit on takeoff. Landed off end of runway. Flipped over. Found water in fuel.

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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