# Accident 19770601014719A: Gulstm G164C, Centreville, AL, June 1, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 1977
- Place: Centreville, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 32.9588° N, 87.1327° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Centreville, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9588&lon=-87.1327&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4824, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4824-2016-11-16) (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 R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM G164C
- Reported engine: PWA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 150 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA77FKJ44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FKJ44) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770601014719A

## Narrative

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

NUMBER ONE CYLINDER CONNECTING ROD FAILED.

## 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 MIA77FKJ44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FKJ44), Jun 1, 1977: Grumman G-164A (N4824), Centreville, AL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4824 (1)

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

- [Accident 19930723025479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930723025479A), Jul 23, 1993: Scwzer G164A (N4824), Atmore, AL, Substantial damage. Engine quit one mile after takeoff. Nosed over in rough terrain landing. Engine supercharger had failed.

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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