# Accident 19730720023169A: Gulstm G164A, Marion, SC, July 20, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1973
- Place: Marion, SC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 34.1787° N, 79.3957° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marion, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1787&lon=-79.3957&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8497, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8497) (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: 7,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 152 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA74FLG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FLG02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730720023169A

## Narrative

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

TRIED AVOID HOUSE CAUGHT WINGTIP,CARTWHEELED.NR 4 CYL EX VALVE ROCKER ARM HOUSING SEPARATED.

## 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 MIA74FLG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FLG02), Jul 20, 1973: Grumman G-164A (N8497), Marion, SC, destroyed

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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