# Accident 19800204001839A: Gulstm G164A, Pharr, TX, February 4, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 1980, 11:15 local time
- Place: Pharr, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 26.1634° N, 98.1939° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pharr, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1634&lon=-98.1939&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6673Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6673Q-2000-01-19) (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)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM G164A
- Reported engine: PWA R985*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,885 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80FRG23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FRG23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800204001839A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF. LANDED IN PLOWED FIELD. NOSED OVER. ENGINE CYLINDER FAILED.

## 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 FTW80FRG23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FRG23), Feb 4, 1980: Grumman G-164 (N6673Q), Pharr, TX, destroyed

## Other reports on N6673Q (1)

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

- [Accident 19990409003409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990409003409A), Apr 9, 1999: Scwzer G164B (N6673Q), Franklinton, LA, Destroyed. Acft did not gain altitude on take-off and was losing power, the pilot attempted to dump the fertilizer on board, and the acft crashed into tall trees 1/4 mile…

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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