# Incident 19790115001589I: Gulstm G164A, Clear Lake, CA, January 15, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 15, 1979, 13:40 local time
- Place: Clear Lake, CA
- Airport: Lampson
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 38.9906° N, 122.9007° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAMPSON FLD (1O2), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9906&lon=-122.9007&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9707, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9707-2013-05-24) (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 G164A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,081 total, 95 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/19790115001589I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT DURING DESCENT TO THE AIRPORT. CARBURETOR HEAT HOSE HAD BECOME DISCONNECTED

## Other reports on N9707 (2)

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

- [Accident 19830711029419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830711029419A), Jul 11, 1983: Scwzer G164 (N9707), Princeton, CA, Destroyed. Engine failed coming out of procedure turn. Unable to check high sink rate prior to impact. Nr 3 cylinder failure.
- [Accident 19770507015321A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770507015321A), May 7, 1977: Gulstm G164C (N9707), Greenfield, CA, 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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