# Accident 19790912027349A: Gulstm G164A, Oak Grove, VA, September 12, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 1979, 15:30 local time
- Place: Oak Grove, VA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9834° N, 77.4155° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oak Grove, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9834&lon=-77.4155&mi=10
- Aircraft: N652Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N652Y-1982-05-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164 (registry code 3952702, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM G164A
- Reported engine: PWA R1340*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 6,000 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790912027349A

## Narrative

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

FORCED LANDING IN TREES DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE. CAUSE OF FAILURE NOT DETERMINED.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N652Y (2)

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

- [Incident 19790909048549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790909048549I), Sep 9, 1979: Gulstm G164 (N652Y), Oak Grove, VA, Minor damage. Pilot landed in field after smoke appeared in cockpit. Aircraft flown out before cause could be determined.
- [Accident 19770504023689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770504023689A), May 4, 1977: Grumav G164 (N652Y), North Rose, NY, Substantial damage. Hit telfon wires.

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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