# Accident 19780920033009A: Gulstm G164A, FL, September 20, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 1978
- Place: FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Aircraft: N8623H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8623H) (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)
- 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
- Reported engine: PWA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,325 total, 3,325 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780920033009A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N8623H (2)

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

- [Accident 19800730031949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800730031949A), Jul 30, 1980: Gulstm G164A (N8623H), Samson, AL, Substantial damage. Engine vibrated prop came off during spray run. Found front crankshaft counter weight failed, broke crank at prop.
- [Accident 19770924030099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770924030099A), Sep 24, 1977: Gulstm G164C (N8623H), Natchitoches, LA, 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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