# Accident 19790710015949A: Gulstm G164A, Clarence, MO, July 10, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 1979, 09:00 local time
- Place: Clarence, MO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 39.7432° N, 92.2601° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clarence, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7432&lon=-92.2601&mi=10
- Aircraft: N676U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N676U-2013-02-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164A (registry code 3952704, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM G164A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,300 total, 300 in this make and model, 230 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79DCA20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCA20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790710015949A

## Narrative

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

STALLED,HIT TREES DURING INITIAL CLIMB FROM AG. STRIP. UNABLE TO REACH DUMP VALVE.

## 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 MKC79DCA20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCA20), Jul 10, 1979: Grumman G-164A (N676U), Clarence, MO, destroyed

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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