# Accident 19790830042669A: Gulstm G164B, Monterey, LA, August 30, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 1979, 10:45 local time
- Place: Monterey, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 31.4443° N, 91.7187° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Monterey, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4443&lon=-91.7187&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6890K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6890K-1982-09-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B (registry code 3952802, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM G164B
- Reported engine: PWA R1340*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 480 in this make and model, 400 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79DRJ22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRJ22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790830042669A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED DURING SPRAY OPERATION. FOUND FAILED BLOWER BEARING.

## 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 FTW79DRJ22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRJ22), Aug 30, 1979: Grumman G-164B (N6890K), Monterey, LA, 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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