19790526011109A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Gulstm G-164B · Sylvester, TX · May 26, 1979

Date
May 26, 1979 · 10:00 local
Place
Sylvester, TX
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6605Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW79FQG41
Reported as
Gulstm G164B
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R985*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,475 total500 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine backfired and stopped during spray operation. Landed in tall grass, flipped over. Loose magneto

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE BACKFIRED AND STOPPED DURING SPRAY OPERATION. LANDED IN TALL GRASS, FLIPPED OVER. LOOSE MAGNETO

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.