# Accident 19761001033069A: Gulstm G164C, Elkton, KY, October 1, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 1976
- Place: Elkton, KY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 36.8161° N, 87.1611° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elkton, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8161&lon=-87.1611&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5401, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5401-2015-05-11) (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: 4,260 total, 160 in this make and model, 220 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD76FLQ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FLQ01-201358) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761001033069A

## 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 IAD76FLQ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FLQ01-201358), Oct 1, 1976: Grumman G-164A (N5401), Elkton, KY, destroyed

## Other reports on N5401 (1)

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

- [Accident 19800714025209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800714025209A), Jul 14, 1980: Gulstm G164A (N5401), Garfield, KY, Destroyed. Engine lost power during spray operation. Crash landed. Burned. Cause unknown. Engine destroyed by fire.

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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