# Accident 19800609035599A: Gulstm G164A, Cotton Center, AZ, June 9, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 1980, 07:45 local time
- Place: Cotton Center, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 33.0873° N, 112.6668° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cotton Center, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0873&lon=-112.6668&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4623, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4623) (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: 2,236 total, 807 in this make and model, 289 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80DUJ86](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DUJ86) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800609035599A

## Narrative

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

STALLED AG AIRPLANE IN PROCEDURE TURN-AROUND FROM SPRAY RUN. FACTORS; DENSITY ALTITUDE, TIGHT TURN.

## 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 LAX80DUJ86](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DUJ86), Jun 9, 1980: Grumman G-164A (N4623), Cotton Center, AZ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4623 (1)

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

- [Accident 19870508012879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870508012879A), May 8, 1987: Scwzer G164A (N4623), Lambertsville, CA, Substantial damage. The agricultural spray aircraft force landed in a rice field. The pilot reported intermittent engine operation.

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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