# Accident 19780814021759A: Gulstm G164A, Charleston, MS, August 14, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 1978
- Place: Charleston, MS
- Airport: Browns Airfield
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 33.9806° N, 90.1669° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BROWNS (MS33), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9806&lon=-90.1669&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8369, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8369-1988-11-23) (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)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM G164A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,920 total, 820 in this make and model, 227 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA78FKQ32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKQ32) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780814021759A

## Narrative

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

OIL FOUND IN INDUCTION SYSTEM. METAL CHIPS SIMILAR TO IMPELLER BEG MATERIAL FOUND IN OIL SUMP.

## 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 MIA78FKQ32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKQ32), Aug 14, 1978: Grumman G-164A (N8369), Charleston, MS, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8369 (2)

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

- [Accident 19870408069921A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870408069921A), Apr 8, 1987: Scwzer G164A (N8369), Lamar, CO, Destroyed. The aircraft hit N4941Y during agricultural spray operations. Both pilots failed to see and avoid each other.
- [Accident 19800425011999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800425011999A), Apr 25, 1980: Gulstm G164A (N8369), Lake Arthur, LA, Substantial damage. Oil on windshield, initial climb. Tried for runway. Hit short, flipped over. Oil leaked from missing cylinder stud.

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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