# Accident 19790703017209A: Gulstm G164A, Lewiston, ID, July 3, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 1979, 08:00 local time
- Place: Lewiston, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 46.3931° N, 116.9935° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lewiston, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.3931&lon=-116.9935&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25SK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25SK-2000-05-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164A (registry code 3952704, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM G164A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,119 total, 180 in this make and model, 140 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA79DYP32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYP32) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790703017209A

## Narrative

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

AG PILOT ENROUTE TO SPRAY AREA, HIT DOWN DRAFT ON RIM OF CANYON. ACFT HIT GROUND FLIPPED OVER. FACTOR UNSAFE ALTITU

## 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 SEA79DYP32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYP32), Jul 3, 1979: Grumman G-164A (N25SK), Lewiston, ID, substantial damage

## Other reports on N25SK (2)

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

- [Accident 19960731020289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960731020289A), Jul 31, 1996: Scwzer G164A (N25SK), Burlington, CO, Substantial damage. Lost an engine, made emergency landing, struck a ditch and flipped over.
- [Accident 19860423073749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860423073749A), Apr 23, 1986: Scwzer G164A (N25SK), Echo, OR, Substantial damage. Engine lost power on downwind departure. Nosed over on the forced landing. Found fuel contamination.

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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