# Accident 19800424009779A: Gulstm G164A, Princeton, CA, April 24, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 1980, 09:05 local time
- Place: Princeton, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 39.4016° N, 122.0194° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Princeton, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4016&lon=-122.0194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9792 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM G164A
- Reported engine: PWA R1340*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,250 total, 2,050 in this make and model, 68 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80FVG29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVG29) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800424009779A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER DURING AG OPERATION. AIRPLANE NOSED OVER ON EMERGENCY LANDING. IMPELLOR BEARING 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 LAX80FVG29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVG29), Apr 24, 1980: Grumman G-164A (N9792), Princeton, 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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