# Accident 19780517013189A: Gulstm G164C, Iota, LA, May 17, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 1978
- Place: Iota, LA
- Airport: Reed
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 30.3444° N, 92.4331° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at REED AIRFIELD (2LA5), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3444&lon=-92.4331&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8840H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8840H-2007-06-25) (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 G164C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 100 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78DRD29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DRD29) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780517013189A

## 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 FTW78DRD29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DRD29), May 17, 1978: Grumman G-164A (N8840H), Iota, LA, 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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