# Accident 19780612017839A: Gulstm G164C, Kaplan, LA, June 12, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 1978
- Place: Kaplan, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 30.0060° N, 92.2839° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kaplan, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0060&lon=-92.2839&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9944, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9944-1979-04-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164A (registry code 3952704, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM G164C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,750 total, 7,800 in this make and model, 325 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78DRD36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DRD36) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780612017839A

## 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 FTW78DRD36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DRD36), Jun 12, 1978: Grumman G-164A (N9944), Kaplan, 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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