# Incident 19780513033639I: Gulstm G164A, Eunice, LA, May 13, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 1978, 11:30 local time
- Place: Eunice, LA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 30.4904° N, 92.4191° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eunice, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4904&lon=-92.4191&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8917H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8917H-2014-11-20) (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 G164A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,700 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780513033639I

## Narrative

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

FORCED LANDING AFTER PROP BLADE SEPARATED.

## Other reports on N8917H (2)

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

- [Accident 20020701016449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020701016449A), Jul 1, 2002: Scwzer G164A (N8917H), Eunice, LA, No damage. (-23) The pilot received information from the ground crew that they could see an unusual amount of leakage coming from the belly of the aircraft. At this time…
- [Accident 19760809023269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760809023269A), Aug 9, 1976: Gulstm G164C (N8917H), Delhi, LA, Substantial damage. Lnd in short fld.

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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