# Accident 19780718028519A: Gulstm G164A, Butler, NY, July 18, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 1978
- Place: Butler, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 43.1744° N, 76.7683° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Town of Butler, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1744&lon=-76.7683&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48457, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48457-1990-08-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B (registry code 3952802, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM G164A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,441 total, 700 in this make and model, 294 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78DFJ29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78DFJ29) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780718028519A

## Narrative

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

TIGHT TURN TO AVOID ANTENNA.

## 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 NYC78DFJ29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78DFJ29), Jul 18, 1978: Grumman G-164B (N48457), Butler, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N48457 (1)

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

- [Accident 19770627018409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770627018409A), Jun 27, 1977: Grumav G164B (N48457), Weedsport, NY, Substantial damage. Spraying blueberries.

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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