# Accident 19780803021559A: Gulstm G164A, Charleston, MS, August 3, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 1978
- Place: Charleston, MS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 34.0077° N, 90.0552° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charleston, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0077&lon=-90.0552&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48497, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48497-2012-12-13) (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: 2,900 total, 800 in this make and model, 207 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA78FK030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FK030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780803021559A

## 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 MIA78FK030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FK030), Aug 3, 1978: Grumman G-164B (N48497), Charleston, MS, destroyed

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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