# Accident 19780426008929A: Gulstm G164A, El Campo, TX, April 26, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 1978
- Place: El Campo, TX
- Airport: Thompson Flyers
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 29.2007° N, 96.2723° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of El Campo, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2007&lon=-96.2723&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6865Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6865Q) (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 R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM G164A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,795 total, 6,500 in this make and model, 162 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78DRA16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DRA16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780426008929A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO LANDING STRIP.

## 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 FTW78DRA16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DRA16), Apr 26, 1978: Grumman G-164A (N6865Q), El Campo, 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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