# Accident 19790801018629A: Gulstm G164A, Meridian, CA, August 1, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1979, 06:10 local time
- Place: Meridian, CA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 39.1404° N, 121.9079° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Meridian, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1404&lon=-121.9079&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6627, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6627) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,414 total, 3,820 in this make and model, 405 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79DVG68](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DVG68) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790801018629A

## Narrative

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

PICK UP TRUCK DROVE IN FRONT OF ACFT ON LANDING ROLL OUT ON PRIVATE STRIP. ACFT STRUCK TRUCK.

## 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 LAX79DVG68](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DVG68), Aug 1, 1979: Grumman G-164A (N6627), Meridian, CA, 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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