# Accident 19730420012169A: Gulstm G164A, Jay, FL, April 20, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 1973
- Place: Jay, FL
- Airport: Jay Flight Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 30.9504° N, 87.1523° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jay, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.9504&lon=-87.1523&mi=10
- Aircraft: N959X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N959X-2013-07-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164A (registry code 3952704, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jacobs R755A series (registry code 35006, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-r755a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM G164A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 730 total, 1 in this make and model, 63 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA73DLA33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DLA33) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730420012169A

## Narrative

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

.6HR RECORDED THIS MAKE,MODEL.APRX 140LB OVR GW.APRX 70FT AGL ACFT SETTLED.UN CK DSCNT HIT TREES.

## 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 MIA73DLA33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DLA33), Apr 20, 1973: Grumman G-164A (N959X), Jay, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N959X (2)

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

- [Accident 19770830027169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770830027169A), Aug 30, 1977: Grumav G164A (N959X), Gilliam, LA, Substantial damage. #1 Cyl head separated. Ballooned into wire aftr load jettisoned.
- [Accident 19751014032919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751014032919A), Oct 14, 1975: Grumav G164A (N959X), Holly Bluff, MS, Substantial damage. Found oil on spark plugs.

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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