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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Gulstm G-164A · Roll, AZ · September 29, 1979

Date
September 29, 1979 · 02:35 local
Place
Roll, AZ
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5404
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX79FUK23
Reported as
Gulstm G164A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,945 total3,000 in this make and model300 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Engine quit due to fuel exhaustion during night spray operation. Nosed over on landing. Fuel indicator defective.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION DURING NIGHT SPRAY OPERATION. NOSED OVER ON LANDING. FUEL INDICATOR DEFECTIVE.

NTSB investigation

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