# Accident 19790802043499A: Gulstm G164A, Red Lake Falls, MN, August 2, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 1979, 13:30 local time
- Place: Red Lake Falls, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 47.8837° N, 96.2727° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Red Lake Falls, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.8837&lon=-96.2727&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8768H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8768H-2011-02-25) (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
- Reported engine: PWA R1340*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,126 total, 400 in this make and model, 271 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC80DER65](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DER65) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790802043499A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED ENGINE QUIT ON SPRAY RUN. LANDED IN TALL GRAIN. NOSED OVER. NO ENGINE DEFECTS FOUND. RUST 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 MKC80DER65](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DER65), Aug 2, 1979: Grumman G-164A (N8768H), Red Lake Falls, MN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8768H (1)

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

- [Accident 19890526013879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890526013879A), May 26, 1989: Scwzer G164A (N8768H), Hermiston, OR, Substantial damage. Left wheel came off on landing roll aircraft nosed over as gear leg hit the ground.

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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