# Accident 19790901025649A: Gulstm G164, Ashford, AL, September 1, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1979, 16:00 local time
- Place: Ashford, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 31.1853° N, 85.2362° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ashford, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1853&lon=-85.2362&mi=10
- Aircraft: N617U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N617U-2012-10-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164 (registry code 3952702, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM G164
- Reported engine: PWA R985*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,457 total, 855 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79FKJ65](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKJ65) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790901025649A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER DURING SPRAY RUN. LANDED IN FIELD. FLIPPED OVER. FOUND BROKEN VALVE AND HOLE IN CYLINDER.

## 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 MIA79FKJ65](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKJ65), Sep 1, 1979: Grumman G-164 (N617U), Ashford, AL, 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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