# Incident 19790621016699I: Grumav G164B, Walla Walla, WA, June 21, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 1979, 19:55 local time
- Place: Walla Walla, WA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 46.0670° N, 118.3370° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Walla Walla, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.0670&lon=-118.3370&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6798Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6798Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B (registry code 3952802, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental R-975 series (registry code 17037, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-r-975-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV G164B
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,250 total, 4,400 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/19790621016699I

## Narrative

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

PLANE CAUGHT FIRE DURING ATTEMPTED ENGINE START. CARBURETOR FLOAT WAS STUCK OPEN.

## Other reports on N6798Q (2)

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

- [Accident 19870319008059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870319008059A), Mar 19, 1987: Scwzer G164B (N6798Q), Reubens, ID, Substantial damage. Veered off runway on takeoff and nosed over in a ditch. Dowel pin on right main gear broke. Allowed wheel turnout.
- [Accident 19840614026519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840614026519A), Jun 14, 1984: Scwzer G164B (N6798Q), Pullman, WA, Destroyed. Witnesses heard engine stop. Ag aircraft struck rising terrain in a steep bank. No engine defects found.

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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