# Accident 19780608016139A: Gulstm G164A, Elmore, AL, June 8, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 1978
- Place: Elmore, AL
- Airport: Elmore County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 32.5578° N, 86.3411° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elmore, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5578&lon=-86.3411&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4778T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4778T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164 (registry code 3952702, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jacobs R-755S (registry code 35011, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-r-755s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM G164A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,742 total, 2,800 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA78FKJ48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKJ48) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780608016139A

## 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 MIA78FKJ48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKJ48), Jun 8, 1978: Grumman G-164 (N4778T), Elmore, AL, 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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