# Accident 19790629013809A: Gulstm G164, Arcola, TX, June 29, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 1979, 10:20 local time
- Place: Arcola, TX
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ops On Grnd To Tkof/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 29.5038° N, 95.4696° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arcola, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5038&lon=-95.4696&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8773H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8773H-1982-10-02) (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 G164
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,040 total, 2,746 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79DRA32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRA32) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790629013809A

## Narrative

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

AG ACFT CRASHED INTO FENCE DURING TAKE OFF.PILOT DUMPED LOAD,BUT UNABLE TO CLEAR FENCE AT END OF STRIP.

## 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 FTW79DRA32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRA32), Jun 29, 1979: Grumman G-164A (N8773H), Arcola, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8773H (1)

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

- [Accident 19760520012819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760520012819A), May 20, 1976: Gulstm G164C (N8773H), Raywood, TX, Substantial damage. Lnd in rice fld.

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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