# Accident 19790716023219A: Gulstm G164, Crossville, TN, July 16, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 1979, 20:08 local time
- Place: Crossville, TN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 35.9515° N, 85.0306° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crossville, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9515&lon=-85.0306&mi=10
- Aircraft: N740Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N740Y-1982-03-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164 (registry code 3952702, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM G164
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 133 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD79FKW17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FKW17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790716023219A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT HIT TREES WHILE SPRAYING CROPS.

## 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 IAD79FKW17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FKW17), Jul 16, 1979: Grumman G-164 (N740Y), Crossville, TN, destroyed

## Other reports on N740Y (2)

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

- [Accident 19770315005329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770315005329A), Mar 15, 1977: Grumav G164 (N740Y), Devalls Bruff, AR, Substantial damage
- [Accident 19750802021969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750802021969A), Aug 2, 1975: Grumav G164 (N740Y), Devalls Bluff, AR, Substantial damage. Plt lnd on hiway,swerved to avoid car.

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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