# Incident 19780621047009I: Gulstm G164, Newport, AR, June 21, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 1978, 11:15 local time
- Place: Newport, AR
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6238° N, 91.2317° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newport, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6238&lon=-91.2317&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8732H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8732H-2013-05-15) (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 G164
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,900 total, 3,550 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780621047009I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT STRUCK A WIRE DURING A LOW, FLAT APPROACH FOR LANDING.

## Other reports on N8732H (2)

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

- [Accident 19920605018499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920605018499A), Jun 5, 1992: Scwzer G164A (N8732H), Oil Trough, AR, Destroyed. Encountered soft mud on takeoff roll. Caught sprayboom in tall wheat on edge of spray strip and nosed over.
- [Accident 19770530012919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770530012919A), May 30, 1977: Gulstm G164C (N8732H), Georgetown, AR. Gr hit flagman

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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