# Incident 19820329030359I: Gulstm G164, Benton, KY, March 29, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 1982, 10:30 local time
- Place: Benton, KY
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 36.8480° N, 88.3616° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Benton, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8480&lon=-88.3616&mi=10
- Aircraft: N143W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N143W-2007-09-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164 (registry code 3952702, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental W670 series (registry code 17018, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM G164
- Reported engine: JACOBP R755A2M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,120 total, 500 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820329030359I

## Narrative

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

PROPELLER CAME OFF DURING A SPRAY RUN. NOSED OVER LANDING. RETAINING NUT OR SAFETY DEVICE FAILED.

## Other reports on N143W (2)

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

- [Accident 19820920047989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820920047989A), Sep 20, 1982: Scwzer G164 (N143W), Greenville, KY, Destroyed. Engine quit en route to spray area. Crashed in strip mine. Carburetor trouble and rough idle prior to takeoff.
- [Incident 19780515033739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780515033739I), May 15, 1978: Gulstm G164 (N143W), Augusta, KS. Person on ground shot at crop duster in flight.

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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