# Accident 19770627019869A: Gulstm G164C, Junction City, KS, June 27, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 1977
- Place: Junction City, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 39.0272° N, 96.8523° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Junction City, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0272&lon=-96.8523&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5396, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5396) (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: 11,338 total, 1,495 in this make and model, 254 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC77FCQ44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FCQ44) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770627019869A

## Narrative

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

REAR IMPELLER SHAFT BALL BEARING SEIZED.

## 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 MKC77FCQ44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FCQ44), Jun 27, 1977: Grumman G-164A (N5396), Junction City, KS, substantial damage

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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