# Accident 19790724020219A: Gulstm G164A, Kempton, CA, July 24, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 1979, 11:30 local time
- Place: Kempton, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Aircraft: N704Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N704Y-1985-06-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164 (registry code 3952702, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM G164A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,400 total, 2,400 in this make and model, 400 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK79FUG65](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79FUG65) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790724020219A

## Narrative

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

ACFT STRUCK HIGH VOLTAGE STATIC LINES DURING SPRAY OPERATION. CRASHED AND BURNED.

## 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 OAK79FUG65](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79FUG65), Jul 24, 1979: Grumman G-164 (N704Y), Trowbridge, CA, destroyed

## Other reports on N704Y (1)

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

- [Accident 19761113037669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761113037669A), Nov 13, 1976: Grumav G164 (N704Y), Live Oak, CA, Substantial damage. Left wheel came off. Cotter pins removed frm hubs.

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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