# Accident 19760410008079A: Gulstm G164C, Damon, TX, April 10, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 1976
- Place: Damon, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 29.2832° N, 95.7408° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Damon, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2832&lon=-95.7408&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5408, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5408-2007-06-25) (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: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01517, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM G164C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,125 total, 1,900 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW76DRA30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DRA30) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760410008079A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 FTW76DRA30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DRA30), Apr 10, 1976: Grumman G-164A (N5408), Damon, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5408 (1)

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

- [Accident 19920229004689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920229004689A), Feb 29, 1992: Scwzer G164A (N5408), Vernalis, CA, Substantial damage. Second stage turbine inner seal contacted turbine wheel caused engine blowup. AD on problem not fully complied.

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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