# Accident 19780913032689A: Gulstm G164A, Vernon, FL, September 13, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 1978
- Place: Vernon, FL
- Airport: Weber Farm
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 30.6122° N, 85.7003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vernon, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6122&lon=-85.7003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6795Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6795Q) (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 R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM G164A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,650 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA78DKJ89](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DKJ89) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780913032689A

## 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 MIA78DKJ89](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DKJ89), Sep 13, 1978: Grumman G-164B (N6795Q), Vernon, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6795Q (2)

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

- [Accident 20180705009129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180705009129A), Jul 5, 2018: Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164B (N6795Q), Rochelle, IL, Destroyed. The flight was a practice flight operated under 14 CFR part 91 with water in the aircraft hopper. The pilot stated that he forgot to bring the aircraft out of…
- [Accident 19820830042989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820830042989A), Aug 30, 1982: Scwzer G164B (N6795Q), Samson, AL, Destroyed. Pilot reported engine lost partial power on pull up from a swath run. Struck trees. Possible turbo charger problem.

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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