# Accident 19770924030099A: Gulstm G164C, Natchitoches, LA, September 24, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 1977
- Place: Natchitoches, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 31.7348° N, 93.1007° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Natchitoches, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7348&lon=-93.1007&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8623H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8623H) (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 R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM G164C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,793 total, 2,506 in this make and model, 400 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW77DRJ76](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DRJ76) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770924030099A

## 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 FTW77DRJ76](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DRJ76), Sep 24, 1977: Grumman G-164A (N8623H), Natchitoches, LA, destroyed

## Other reports on N8623H (2)

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

- [Accident 19800730031949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800730031949A), Jul 30, 1980: Gulstm G164A (N8623H), Samson, AL, Substantial damage. Engine vibrated prop came off during spray run. Found front crankshaft counter weight failed, broke crank at prop.
- [Accident 19780920033009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780920033009A), Sep 20, 1978: Gulstm G164A (N8623H), FL, 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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