# Accident 19790622017589A: Gulstm G164A, Meridian, CA, June 22, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 1979, 08:30 local time
- Place: Meridian, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 39.1404° N, 121.9079° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Meridian, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1404&lon=-121.9079&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9866 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM G164A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,076 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 387 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK79DVG54](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVG54) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790622017589A

## Narrative

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

ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF FROM FARM FIELD. HIT TREE DURING TAKEOFF ROLL. NOSED 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 OAK79DVG54](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVG54), Jun 22, 1979: Grumman G-164A (N9866), Meridian, CA, 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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