# Accident 19791215034309A: Gulstm G164A, Lemoore, CA, December 15, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 15, 1979, 12:15 local time
- Place: Lemoore, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 36.2953° N, 119.7973° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lemoore, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2953&lon=-119.7973&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4728, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4728) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164A (registry code 3952704, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM G164A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,330 total, 1,775 in this make and model, 85 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80DVA07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVA07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791215034309A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED AT BEGINNING OF SWATH RUN. PILOT CLAIMED MECHANICAL PROBLEM BUTINVESTIGATION REVEALED NO PROBLEMS.

## 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 LAX80DVA07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVA07), Dec 15, 1979: Grumman G-164A (N4728), Lemoore, CA, 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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