# Accident 19780612012839A: Gulstm G164A, St.Charles, AR, June 12, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 1978
- Place: St.Charles, AR
- Airport: Double A
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 34.3730° N, 91.1374° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Charles, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3730&lon=-91.1374&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8766H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8766H) (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: 2,412 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78DPG43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DPG43) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780612012839A

## 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 FTW78DPG43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DPG43), Jun 12, 1978: Grumman G-164A (N8766H), St.Charles, AR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8766H (2)

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

- [Incident 19890407013599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890407013599I), Apr 7, 1989: Scwzer G164A (N8766H), Silverton, TX, Minor damage. Lost directional control landing on grass strip. Ground looped. Left gear strut sheared off and other damage.
- [Accident 19760519013469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760519013469A), May 19, 1976: Gulstm G164C (N8766H), St.Charles, AR, 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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