# Incident 19790527028099I: Grumav G164A, North Platte, NE, May 27, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 1979, 10:30 local time
- Place: North Platte, NE
- Airport: Horseshoe Bar
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 41.1256° N, 100.7498° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Platte, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1256&lon=-100.7498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5338, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5338-2015-03-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164A (registry code 3952704, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV G164A
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,800 total, 1,100 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790527028099I

## Narrative

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

ZW FORCED LANDING DUE TO POWER LOSS. CAUSE UNDETERMINED.

## Other reports on N5338 (2)

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

- [Accident 19850401010009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850401010009A), Apr 1, 1985: Scwzer G164A (N5338), Norman, OK, Destroyed. Hit top static wire of high powered lines maneuvering for spraying run, then fell to ground. Toxic chemical spilled
- [Accident 19760409008069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760409008069A), Apr 9, 1976: Grumav G164A (N5338), Chester, MT, Substantial damage. Tailwind component. Flying upslope prior to turning south for spray run. Encntrd dndraft.15KT gusts.

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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