# Accident 19751029033959A: Gulstm G164C, Sweet Lake, LA, October 29, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 1975
- Place: Sweet Lake, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 29.9841° N, 93.1293° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sweet Lake, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9841&lon=-93.1293&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9512, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9512-1994-06-21) (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)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM G164C
- Reported engine: PWA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,001 total, 700 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW76FRD45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FRD45-151254) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751029033959A

## Narrative

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

NR 3 CYL HEAD FAILED. LND IN DRY RICE FLD & HIT LEVEE.

## 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 FTW76FRD45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FRD45-151254), Oct 29, 1975: Grumman G-164A (N9512), Sweet Lake, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9512 (2)

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

- [Accident 19780523014169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780523014169A), May 23, 1978: Gulstm G164C (N9512), Iowa, LA, Substantial damage. 18IN found missing from one blade AG100-2, s/n 731978.
- [Accident 19770828028339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770828028339A), Aug 28, 1977: Gulstm G164C (N9512), Grant, LA, 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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