# Accident 19780726023089A: Gulstm G164A, Ellerbe,Nc, NC, July 26, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1978
- Place: Ellerbe,Nc, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 35.0695° N, 79.7572° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ellerbe, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0695&lon=-79.7572&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6609Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6609Q) (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)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM G164A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total, 1,300 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD78DKM17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78DKM17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780726023089A

## 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 IAD78DKM17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78DKM17), Jul 26, 1978: Grumman G-164B (N6609Q), Ellerbe, NC, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6609Q (2)

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

- [Accident 19870709034319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870709034319A), Jul 9, 1987: Scwzer G164B (N6609Q), Mcdougal, AR, Destroyed. Smoke in cockpit on takeoff roll. Aborted and aircraft burned. Due to total destruction unable to determine origin.
- [Accident 19860412011559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860412011559A), Apr 12, 1986: Scwzer G164B (N6609Q), Advance, MO, Substantial damage. Engine quit. Nosed over on forced landing. Gear teeth on left magneto were stripped.

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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