# Accident 19790509007969A: Gulstm G164, Richvale, CA, May 9, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 1979, 14:15 local time
- Place: Richvale, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 39.4937° N, 121.7508° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Richvale, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4937&lon=-121.7508&mi=10
- Aircraft: N616Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N616Y-1981-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164 (registry code 3952702, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM G164
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,445 total, 199 in this make and model, 226 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK79DVG36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVG36) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790509007969A

## Narrative

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

WHILE SPRAYING FERTILIZER, THE PILOT TRIED TO MAKE A STEEP TURN TO AVOID POWERLINES. AIRCRAFT STALLED. .

## 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 OAK79DVG36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVG36), May 9, 1979: Grumman G-164 (N616Y), Richvale, 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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