# Accident 19790904024789A: Gulstm G164A, Glouster Co, VA, September 4, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 1979, 10:10 local time
- Place: Glouster Co, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Aircraft: N9873, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9873-2013-09-17) (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 R1340AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,500 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 189 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD79FID31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FID31) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790904024789A

## Narrative

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

PILOT CLAIMED ENGINE FAILURE. PILOT ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO STALL WHILE MAKING FORCED LANDING.

## 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 IAD79FID31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FID31), Sep 4, 1979: Grumman G-164A (N9873), Glouster, VA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9873 (1)

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

- [Accident 19951005049719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951005049719A), Oct 5, 1995: Scwzer G164A (N9873), Hamburg, AR, Destroyed. (-16) According to the pilot, the engine started surging and losing power at about 75 feet above the ground on initial take-off. The aircraft touched down in…

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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