# Accident 19790526011109A: Gulstm G164B, Sylvester, TX, May 26, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 1979, 10:00 local time
- Place: Sylvester, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 32.7229° N, 100.2499° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sylvester, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7229&lon=-100.2499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6605Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6605Q-2001-05-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B (registry code 3952802, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM G164B
- Reported engine: PWA R985*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,475 total, 500 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79FQG41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FQG41) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790526011109A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW79FQG41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FQG41), May 26, 1979: Grumman G-164B (N6605Q), Sylvester, TX, 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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