# Accident 19791017027149A: Gulstm G164A, Madera, CA, October 17, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 1979, 09:45 local time
- Place: Madera, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 36.9662° N, 120.0859° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Madera, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9662&lon=-120.0859&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5250, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5250-2012-08-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164A (registry code 3952704, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM G164A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 350 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79FVA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FVA02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791017027149A

## Narrative

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

PILOT HIT WIRES WHILE SPRAYING CROPS.

## 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 LAX79FVA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FVA02), Oct 17, 1979: Grumman G-164A (N5250), Madera, CA, destroyed

## Other reports on N5250 (1)

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

- [Accident 19910428012879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910428012879A), Apr 28, 1991: Scwzer G164A (N5250), Madera, CA, Destroyed. Collided with grape vines during a dusting run. Crashed and burned. Pilot certificate revoked in 1990.

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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