# Accident 19790317006129A: Gulstm G164B, Rosharon, TX, March 17, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 1979, 09:00 local time
- Place: Rosharon, TX
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 29.3500° N, 95.4531° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rosharon, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3500&lon=-95.4531&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6714K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6714K) (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 R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM G164B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,289 total, 1,025 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79DRA12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRA12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790317006129A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED THAT WHILE TURNING AROUND AFTER LANDING, A GUST OF WIND TURNED THE ACFT OVER. WIND REPORTED 13 KNOTS.

## 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 FTW79DRA12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRA12), Mar 17, 1979: Grumman G-164B (N6714K), Rosharon, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6714K (3)

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

- [Accident 19900403007479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900403007479A), Apr 3, 1990: Scwzer G164B (N6714K), Fenton, LA, Destroyed. Elevator rod end bearing failed on a spray run. Aircraft dived into rice field and was destroyed.
- [Accident 19830827044539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830827044539A), Aug 27, 1983: Scwzer G164B (N6714K), N Lacassine, LA, Substantial damage. Wing caught on high vegetation during landing causing aircraft to veer into ditch.
- [Incident 19810519040309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810519040309I), May 19, 1981: Grumav G164B (N6714K), Morganza, LA, Minor damage. Aircraft struck farm machine during run. Damaged prop. During emergency landing lost control and nosed over.

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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