# Accident 19790601010959A: Gulstm G164, Kaplan, LA, June 1, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 1979, 15:00 local time
- Place: Kaplan, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 30.0060° N, 92.2839° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kaplan, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0060&lon=-92.2839&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9514, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9514-2013-03-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A (registry code 3952801, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-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: GULSTM G164
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,150 total, 216 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79DRD38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRD38) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790601010959A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS MAKING A TURN AROUND AND HIS WING TIP HIT A LEVEE.

## 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 FTW79DRD38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRD38), Jun 1, 1979: Grumman G-164A (N9514), Kaplan, LA, 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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