# Accident 19800111000409A: Gulstm G164B, Buttonwillow, CA, January 11, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 11, 1980, 11:30 local time
- Place: Buttonwillow, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 35.4092° N, 119.4407° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Buttonwillow, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4092&lon=-119.4407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6617K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6617K-2018-01-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B (registry code 3952802, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM G164B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 2,800 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80DVA09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVA09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800111000409A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT WHILE RETURNING TO BASE. LANDED SOFT FIELD, FLIPPED OVER. FOUND WATER IN FUEL.

## 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 LAX80DVA09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVA09), Jan 11, 1980: Grumman G-164B (N6617K), Buttonwillow, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6617K (1)

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

- [Accident 19790619012359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790619012359A), Jun 19, 1979: Scwzer G164A (N6617K), Buttonwillow, CA, Substantial damage. Crop duster collided with truck during ag. Operation,while flying under wires.

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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