# Accident 19790801021959A: Gulstm G164A, Risco, MO, August 1, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1979, 09:10 local time
- Place: Risco, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 36.5517° N, 89.8187° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Risco, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5517&lon=-89.8187&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8499, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8499-1985-08-08) (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)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM G164A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,520 total, 4,500 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79FCA24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCA24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790801021959A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO WATER IN FUEL.

## 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 MKC79FCA24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCA24), Aug 1, 1979: Grumman G-164A (N8499), Risco, MO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8499 (1)

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

- [Accident 19780531012629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780531012629A), May 31, 1978: Gulstm G164A (N8499), Lilbourn, MO, Substantial damage. Cyl skirt and valve cam failure.

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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