# Accident 19780516010009A: Gulstm G164A, Oberlin, LA, May 16, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 1978
- Place: Oberlin, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 30.6081° N, 92.7750° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oberlin, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6081&lon=-92.7750&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8512H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM G164A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,988 total, 1,300 in this make and model, 325 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78DRD28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DRD28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780516010009A

## 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 FTW78DRD28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DRD28), May 16, 1978: Grumman G-164A (N8512H), Oberlin, LA, 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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