# Accident 19730331007539A: Gulstm G164A, Clayton, NM, March 31, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 1973
- Place: Clayton, NM
- Airport: Clayton Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 36.4460° N, 103.1489° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clayton, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4460&lon=-103.1489&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4398, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4398-2005-04-04) (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: 5,070 total, 250 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN73DQA34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73DQA34) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730331007539A

## Narrative

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

ARPT HAD 6IN OF SNOW ON THE LEVEL WITH DRIFTED SNOW FM 3 TO 4 FT IN HEIGHT.

## 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 DEN73DQA34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73DQA34), Mar 31, 1973: Grumman G-164A (N4398), Clayton, NM, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4398 (1)

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

- [Accident 19800411009309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800411009309A), Apr 11, 1980: Gulstm G164A (N4398), Scott, AR, Substantial damage. Lost power after takeoff. Landed in plowed field cross furrow. Nosed over. Prop governor defective.

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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