# Accident 19780425008089A: Gulstm G164A, Daisetta, TX, April 25, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 1978
- Place: Daisetta, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 30.1147° N, 94.6416° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Daisetta, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1147&lon=-94.6416&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8526H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM G164A
- Reported engine: PWA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,199 total, 9,079 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78DRA18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DRA18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780425008089A

## Narrative

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

CONNECTING ROD AND PISTON SKIRT 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 FTW78DRA18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DRA18), Apr 25, 1978: Grumman G-164A (N8526H), Daisetta, TX, 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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