# Accident 19790408008869A: Gulstm G164A, Gridley, CA, April 8, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 1979, 08:56 local time
- Place: Gridley, CA
- Airport: Jones
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 39.3629° N, 121.6975° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gridley, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3629&lon=-121.6975&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10212, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10212-1980-07-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer G164A (registry code 8059053, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-g164a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM G164A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 40 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK79DVG31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVG31) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790408008869A

## Narrative

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

ACFT HIT GROUND IN A STEEP NOSE LOW ATTITUDE. PILOT NOT AFFECTED BY CHEMICAL. PILOT HAS NO MEMORY OF ACCIDENT.

## 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 OAK79DVG31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVG31), Apr 8, 1979: Grumman G-164A (N10212), Gridley, CA, destroyed

## Other reports on N10212 (2)

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

- [Accident 19780629019729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780629019729A), Jun 29, 1978: Grumav G164 (N10212), Willows, CA, Substantial damage. Collided with unknown objects during forced landing.
- [Accident 19770411009389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770411009389A), Apr 11, 1977: Grumav G164 (N10212), Butte City, CA, Substantial damage. Dirt and rice seed found in brakes.

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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