# Accident 19790717017579A: Gulstm G164A, Yuba City, CA, July 17, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1979, 05:00 local time
- Place: Yuba City, CA
- Airport: Cantrell
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 39.1298° N, 121.6415° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yuba City, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1298&lon=-121.6415&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9768, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9768) (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)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM G164A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,600 total, 6,000 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK79DVG62](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVG62) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790717017579A

## Narrative

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

DRAGGED SPRAY BOOM IN WEEDS ON EDGE OF AG STRIP. VEERED OFF STRIP, FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 OAK79DVG62](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVG62), Jul 17, 1979: Grumman G-164A (N9768), Yuba City, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9768 (1)

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

- [Accident 19810413016689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810413016689A), Apr 13, 1981: Grumav G164A (N9768), Dixon, CA, Substantial damage. Veered to edge of runway on takeoff. Mainwheel hit soft edge, wing hit wheat. Collapsed main gear.

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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