# Accident 19730903024959A: Gulstm G164A, Ripley, MS, September 3, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 1973
- Place: Ripley, MS
- Airport: Ripley Mun
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 34.7227° N, 89.0147° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RIPLEY (25M), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7227&lon=-89.0147&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4562, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4562-2017-08-23) (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 R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM G164A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,500 total, 400 in this make and model, 460 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA74FLT01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FLT01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730903024959A

## Narrative

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

CARB AIR FILTER BLOCKED CARB,SHIFTED.UN JETTISON LOAD DUE MALFUNCTION.HAD TO LND SHORT OF RWY.

## 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 MIA74FLT01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FLT01), Sep 3, 1973: Grumman G-164A (N4562), Ripley, MS, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4562 (3)

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

- [Accident 19950617048829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950617048829A), Jun 17, 1995: Scwzer G164A (N4562), Cash, AR, Substantial damage. (-16) Aircraft engine lost power. Suspect internal supercharger failure but investigation is ongoing.
- [Incident 19860701060569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860701060569I), Jul 1, 1986: Scwzer G164A (N4562), Pickett, WI, Minor damage. Forced landing on road after power loss. Found blown cylinder.
- [Accident 19780612014319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780612014319A), Jun 12, 1978: Grumav G164 (N4562), Brookland,Ar, AR, Substantial damage

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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