# Accident 19760326007219A: Gulstm G164C, Elton, LA, March 26, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 1976
- Place: Elton, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 30.4813° N, 92.6976° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elton, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4813&lon=-92.6976&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8559H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8559H-2013-05-14) (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 G164C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,000 total, 8,000 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW76FRD34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FRD34) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760326007219A

## Narrative

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

GUSTING TO 40K.

## 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 FTW76FRD34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FRD34), Mar 26, 1976: Grumman G-164A (N8559H), Elton, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8559H (1)

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

- [Accident 19940501010479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940501010479A), May 1, 1994: Scwzer G164A (N8559H), Linson, CO, Substantial damage. Struck a fence at end private strip on takeoff. No chemicals spilled. Contributing factor was soft turf strip.

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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