# Accident 19790929036069A: Gulstm G164A, Roll, AZ, September 29, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 1979, 02:35 local time
- Place: Roll, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 32.7517° N, 113.9891° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Roll, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7517&lon=-113.9891&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5404, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5404-1990-07-19) (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)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM G164A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,945 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79FUK23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUK23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790929036069A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX79FUK23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUK23), Sep 29, 1979: Grumman G-164A (N5404), Roll, AZ, 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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