# Accident 19770808023939A: Gulstm G164C, Waterproof, LA, August 8, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 1977
- Place: Waterproof, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 31.8072° N, 91.3861° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waterproof, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8072&lon=-91.3861&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5417, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5417-1977-10-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164A (registry code 3952704, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM G164C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,320 total, 500 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW77FRJ16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FRJ16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770808023939A

## 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 FTW77FRJ16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FRJ16), Aug 8, 1977: Grumman G-164A (N5417), Waterproof, LA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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