# Accident 19790711032399A: Gulstm G164A, Hermiston, OR, July 11, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 1979, 17:20 local time
- Place: Hermiston, OR
- Airport: Buttercreek
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.4812° N, 119.1147° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Butter Creek Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4812&lon=-119.1147&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5340, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5340-2013-04-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164A (registry code 3952704, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-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
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,747 total, 22 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA79FYM48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FYM48-134274) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790711032399A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CAUGHT FIRE IN FLIGHT ON A TEST FLIGHT FOLLOWING MAINTENANCE ON THE CARBURETOR.

## 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 SEA79FYM48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FYM48-134274), Jul 11, 1979: Grumman G-164A (N5340), Hermiston, OR, 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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