# Accident 19790626014729A: Gulstm G164A, Kinder, LA, June 26, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 1979, 06:20 local time
- Place: Kinder, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 30.4831° N, 92.8520° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kinder, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4831&lon=-92.8520&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8685H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8685H-2015-05-19) (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 R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM G164A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,740 total, 5,800 in this make and model, 600 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79DRD43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRD43) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790626014729A

## Narrative

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

AG PLANE STRUCK POWER LINES DURING SWATH 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 FTW79DRD43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRD43), Jun 26, 1979: Grumman G-164A (N8685H), Kinder, LA, destroyed

## Other reports on N8685H (1)

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

- [Accident 19950627014859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950627014859A), Jun 27, 1995: Scwzer G164A (N8685H), Cheneyville, LA, Substantial damage. During procedure turn began lose altitude. Pilot failed note. Impacted ground. Airspeed too slow a factor.

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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