# Accident 19780824030269A: Gulstm G164A, Greenfield, IL, August 24, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 1978
- Place: Greenfield, IL
- Airport: Longmeyer Rla
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 39.3445° N, 90.2082° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greenfield, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3445&lon=-90.2082&mi=10
- Aircraft: N723Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N723Y-1989-09-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164 (registry code 3952702, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM G164A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,930 total, 350 in this make and model, 226 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78FEV51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEV51) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780824030269A

## Narrative

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

SAND FOUND IN FLOAT NEEDLE CAVITY.

## 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 CHI78FEV51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEV51), Aug 24, 1978: Grumman G-164 (N723Y), Greenfield, IL, substantial damage

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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