# Accident 19780708015549A: Gulstm G164C, Sunflower, MS, July 8, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 1978
- Place: Sunflower, MS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 33.5443° N, 90.5373° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sunflower, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5443&lon=-90.5373&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8959H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8959H-2015-05-21) (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: 2,275 total, 250 in this make and model, 178 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA78KKQ19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78KKQ19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780708015549A

## Narrative

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

CAR PARKED ON DIRT ROAD USED FOR LANDING STRIP.

## 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 MIA78KKQ19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78KKQ19), Jul 8, 1978: Grumman G-164A (N8959H), Sunflower, MS, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8959H (1)

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

- [Incident 19950902039969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950902039969I), Sep 2, 1995: Scwzer G164A (N8959H), Vidalia, LA, Minor damage. Brake failed landing. Aircraft turned sharply. Sheared main gear. Brake failed due to fluid leakage.

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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