# Accident 19800407009079A: Gulstm G164C, Strauss, KS, April 7, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 1980, 09:30 local time
- Place: Strauss, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 37.3403° N, 95.0858° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Strauss, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3403&lon=-95.0858&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6770K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6770K-1997-10-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164C (registry code 3952803, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM G164C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,030 total, 217 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC80DCQ11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DCQ11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800407009079A

## Narrative

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

NO FUEL AVAILABLE. DECIDED TO SPRAY FIELD WITH FUEL ON BOARD. WRONG ESTIMATE. RAN OUT OF FUEL ON FLIGHT.

## 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 MKC80DCQ11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DCQ11), Apr 7, 1980: Grumman G-164C (N6770K), Strauss, KS, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6770K (2)

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

- [Incident 19940701026259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940701026259I), Jul 1, 1994: Scwzer G164C (N6770K), Boyle, MS, Minor damage. Distracted by chemical on windshield on takeoff. Trying to activate windshield washer. Settled, struck rice levee.
- [Accident 19800818036559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800818036559A), Aug 18, 1980: Gulstm G164C (N6770K), Grantham, NC, Substantial damage. Engine quit during spray run,aircraft flipped inverted during attempted emergency landing.

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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