# Accident 19790601014289A: Gulstm G164A, Rehobeth, AL, June 1, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 1979, 11:45 local time
- Place: Rehobeth, AL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 31.1225° N, 85.4396° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rehobeth, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1225&lon=-85.4396&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7492, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7492-1986-05-02) (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)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM G164A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,870 total, 312 in this make and model, 81 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79FKJ40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKJ40) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790601014289A

## Narrative

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

SPRAY PILOT FAILED TO SEE A WIRE. IN TRYING TO GO UNDER THE WIRE HE FLEW INTO THE GROUND.

## 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 MIA79FKJ40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKJ40), Jun 1, 1979: Grumman G-164A (N7492), Rehobeth, AL, destroyed

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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