# Accident 19770830027169A: Grumav G164A, Gilliam, LA, August 30, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 1977
- Place: Gilliam, LA
- Airport: Hosston
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 32.8282° N, 93.8418° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gilliam, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8282&lon=-93.8418&mi=10
- Aircraft: N959X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N959X-2013-07-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164A (registry code 3952704, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jacobs R755A series (registry code 35006, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-r755a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV G164A
- Reported engine: PWA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW77FRJ20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FRJ20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770830027169A

## Narrative

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

#1 CYL HEAD SEPARATED.BALLOONED INTO WIRE AFTR LOAD JETTISONED.

## 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 FTW77FRJ20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FRJ20), Aug 30, 1977: Grumman G-164A (N959X), Gilliam, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N959X (2)

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

- [Accident 19751014032919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751014032919A), Oct 14, 1975: Grumav G164A (N959X), Holly Bluff, MS, Substantial damage. Found oil on spark plugs.
- [Accident 19730420012169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730420012169A), Apr 20, 1973: Gulstm G164A (N959X), Jay, FL, Substantial damage. .6HR recorded this make,model. Aprx 140LB ovr gw. Aprx 70FT AGL acft settled. Un ck dscnt hit trees.

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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