# Accident 19790801018959A: Gulstm G164B, Hunter, AR, August 1, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1979, 06:30 local time
- Place: Hunter, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 35.0546° N, 91.1229° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hunter, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0546&lon=-91.1229&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6823K (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM G164B
- Reported engine: PWA R1340*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 8,000 in this make and model, 350 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79DPG68](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DPG68) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790801018959A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED ENGINE STOPPED DURING SPRAY RUN. HIT LEVEE. FLIPPED OVER. CAUSE OF ENGINE OUT UNDETERMINED.

## 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 FTW79DPG68](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DPG68), Aug 1, 1979: Grumman G-164B (N6823K), Hunter, AR, 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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