# Incident 19800524029912I: Gulstm G164A, Leesburg, FL, May 24, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 1980, 07:45 local time
- Place: Leesburg, FL
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 28.8108° N, 81.8779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Leesburg, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8108&lon=-81.8779&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9868, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9868-2013-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A (registry code 3952801, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM G164A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,100 total, 1,400 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800524029912I

## Narrative

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

TAILWHEEL CONTACTED PROPELLER OF OTHER AIRCRAFT WHILE BOTH ON FINAL.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N739YP, Cessna 172N: [Incident 19800524029911I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800524029911I)

## Other reports on N9868 (2)

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

- [Accident 19940602013469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940602013469A), Jun 2, 1994: Scwzer G164A (N9868), Savannah, GA, Substantial damage. Beleived tailwheel defect. Returned made hard downwind full load landing. Broke off tailwheel. No defects found.
- [Accident 19760903028179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760903028179A), Sep 3, 1976: Gulstm G164C (N9868), Bushnell, FL, Substantial damage. Windshield clouded fm previous spray. Spraying sorgum.

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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