# Accident 19790608020029A: Gulstm G164A, Elton, LA, June 8, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 1979, 14:00 local time
- Place: Elton, LA
- Airport: Ag Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 30.4813° N, 92.6976° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elton, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4813&lon=-92.6976&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8699H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8699H-2001-03-22) (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: 1,716 total, 1,716 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79FRD40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FRD40) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790608020029A

## Narrative

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

AFTER TAKEOFF FROM AG STRIP PILOT REDUCED PWR PREMATURELY. RESTORED POWER. HIT GROUND AND FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 FTW79FRD40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FRD40), Jun 8, 1979: Grumman G-164A (N8699H), Elton, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8699H (3)

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

- [Incident 19940607026479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940607026479I), Jun 7, 1994: Scwzer G164A (N8699H), Lebeau, LA, Substantial damage. Landed in soft wet field and nosed over.
- [Accident 19890523012789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890523012789A), May 23, 1989: Scwzer G164A (N8699H), Oak Grove, LA, Substantial damage. Wheels ran into soft mud during takeoff roll from the ag strip. Aircraft nosed over. Had full load of chemicals.
- [Accident 19761228040249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761228040249A), Dec 28, 1976: Gulstm G164C (N8699H), Welsh, LA, Substantial damage. Slid off center crown of rwy,hit vent pipe.

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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