# Accident 19770531014159A: Gulstm G164C, Garwood, TX, May 31, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 1977
- Place: Garwood, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 29.4415° N, 96.4134° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Garwood, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4415&lon=-96.4134&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4309, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4309-1982-10-27) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,721 total, 3,400 in this make and model, 500 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW77DRA25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DRA25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770531014159A

## Narrative

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

HIT PROP WASH OF OTR ACFT

## 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 FTW77DRA25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DRA25), May 31, 1977: Grumman G-164A (N4309), Garwood, TX, destroyed

## Other reports on N4309 (1)

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

- [Accident 19810602032089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810602032089A), Jun 2, 1981: Grumav G164A (N4309), Iowa, LA, Substantial damage. Engine quit on takeoff. Flipped over, landing in flooded rice field. Cause engine out undetermined.

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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