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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Gulstm G164 · Griffithville, AR · August 6, 1979

Date
August 6, 1979 · 08:25 local
Place
Griffithville, AR
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9715
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW79FPG73
Reported as
Gulstm G164
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,732 total2,701 in this make and model300 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Ag pilot blinded by sun flew into wires during low level pass.

As the FAA filed it

AG PILOT BLINDED BY SUN FLEW INTO WIRES DURING LOW LEVEL PASS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.