# Accident 19780820025039A: Gulstm G164A, Benton, MS, August 20, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1978
- Place: Benton, MS
- Airport: Lowell'S Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 32.8216° N, 90.2617° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Benton, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8216&lon=-90.2617&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6645Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6645Q) (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: 2,500 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 340 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA78DKQ33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DKQ33) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780820025039A

## Narrative

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

APPROX 300 FEET OF ELECTRICAL CABLE TRAILED FROM ACFT.

## 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 MIA78DKQ33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DKQ33), Aug 20, 1978: Grumman G-164B (N6645Q), Benton, MS, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6645Q (1)

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

- [Accident 20060711022699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060711022699A), Jul 11, 2006: Scwzer G164B (N6645Q), Frederick, MD, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot was enroute to west Virginia, when the aircraft started shaking and smoke came out of the exhaust. The engine soon failed completely. Pilot was…

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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