# Accident 19790617012659A: Gulstm G164, Moscow, KS, June 17, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 1979, 07:16 local time
- Place: Moscow, KS
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 37.3251° N, 101.2068° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Moscow, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3251&lon=-101.2068&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8842H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8842H-2017-08-28) (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: 8,800 total, 400 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79DCQ30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCQ30) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790617012659A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK WIRES ON PULLUP FROM SPRAY RUN.

## 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 MKC79DCQ30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCQ30), Jun 17, 1979: Grumman G-164A (N8842H), Moscow, KS, destroyed

## Other reports on N8842H (3)

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

- [Accident 19960807021379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960807021379A), Aug 7, 1996: Scwzer G164A (N8842H), Grant, NE, Substantial damage. Aircraft number 9 cylinder head failed during aerial application, made an emergency landing in a corn field.
- [Accident 19910620023769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910620023769A), Jun 20, 1991: Scwzer G164A (N8842H), Edgar, NE, Substantial damage. Engine overheated. Landed on a road to check. Wind struck gas meter pipe. A rag was covering the oil cooler.
- [Incident 19810601043259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810601043259I), Jun 1, 1981: Grumav G164A (N8842H), Ogallala, NE. Engine stopped inflight. During maintenance mechanic inadvertently crossed the fuel vent lines.

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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