# Accident 19800714027669A: Gulstm G164B, Atlanta, IL, July 14, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 1980, 11:00 local time
- Place: Atlanta, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 40.2636° N, 89.2308° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atlanta, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2636&lon=-89.2308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6654K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6654K) (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)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM G164B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,538 total, 67 in this make and model, 59 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80FEV27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEV27) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800714027669A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DID NOT LOOK FIELD OVER WHILE SPRAYING. HIT POWER LINE.

## 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 CHI80FEV27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEV27), Jul 14, 1980: Grumman G-164B (N6654K), Atlanta, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6654K (1)

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

- [Accident 20160314002699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160314002699A), Mar 14, 2016: Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164B (N6654K), Myakka, FL, Substantial damage. Aircraft took off from unimproved farm runway with 80 gallons of fuel in fuel tank and 15O gallons of water in the hopper to test repacked spray nozzels. Pilot…

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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