# Incident 19791006052509I: Gulstm G164A, Wetumpka, AL, October 6, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 1979, 13:00 local time
- Place: Wetumpka, AL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 32.5420° N, 86.2053° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wetumpka, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5420&lon=-86.2053&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7234, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7234-2013-07-02) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 600 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791006052509I

## Narrative

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

RIGHT WING CAUGHT IN HIGH COTTON DURING TAKEOFF ROLL. AIRPLANE TURNED AND NOSED UP.

## Other reports on N7234 (2)

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

- [Accident 19880814032959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880814032959A), Aug 14, 1988: Scwzer G164A (N7234), Mangham, LA, Substantial damage. Crankshaft broke during a spray run aircraft ground looped landing in field collapsed gear and damaged wings.
- [Accident 19820713028789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820713028789A), Jul 13, 1982: Scwzer G164A (N7234), Wetumpka, AL, Substantial damage. Landing gear strut broke during taxi for takeoff causing 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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