# Accident 19790429007799A: Gulstm G164, Grimes, CA, April 29, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 1979, 11:30 local time
- Place: Grimes, CA
- Airport: Working
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 39.0742° N, 121.8988° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grimes, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0742&lon=-121.8988&mi=10
- Aircraft: N641U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N641U-2013-02-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164 (registry code 3952702, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM G164
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,200 total, 200 in this make and model, 52 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK79DVG35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVG35) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790429007799A

## Narrative

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

THE RIGHT GEAR STRUCK A SMALL DITCH WHILE LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER.

## 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 OAK79DVG35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVG35), Apr 29, 1979: Grumman G-164 (N641U), Grimes, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N641U (1)

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

- [Accident 19820607023989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820607023989A), Jun 7, 1982: Scwzer G164 (N641U), Williams, CA, Substantial damage. Struck powerline while trying to fly under wires at end of a swath run.

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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