# Accident 19790328005309A: Gulstm G164A, Vilonia, AR, March 28, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 1979, 10:30 local time
- Place: Vilonia, AR
- Airport: Vilonia
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1184° N, 92.1908° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Vilonia Airport (AR25), closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1184&lon=-92.1908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7849, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7849) (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 R1340*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 20 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79DPG24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DPG24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790328005309A

## Narrative

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

POWER LOSS AFTER TAKEOFF RESULTING IN FORCED LANDING. ACFT FLIPPED INVERTED. OPERATOR NOT CERTIFICATED FOR AG WORK.

## 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 FTW79DPG24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DPG24), Mar 28, 1979: Grumman G-164A (N7849), Vilonia, AR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7849 (1)

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

- [Accident 20240629015779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240629015779A), Jun 29, 2024: Grumman G-164A (N7849), Toccoa, GA, Substantial damage. Upon landing rollout, the aircraft veered off the left side of runway. The right landing gear collapsed, and the right wing and propeller struck the ground.

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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