# Accident 19780422008069A: Gulstm G164C, Eagle Lake, TX, April 22, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 1978
- Place: Eagle Lake, TX
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 29.5873° N, 96.3286° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eagle Lake, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5873&lon=-96.3286&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24RA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM G164C
- Reported engine: PWA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,345 total, 2,010 in this make and model, 87 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78DRA17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DRA17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780422008069A

## Narrative

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

#5 MASTER ROD BEARING 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 FTW78DRA17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DRA17), Apr 22, 1978: Grumman G-164A (N24RA), Eagle Lake, TX, destroyed

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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