# Accident 19781030034609A: Gulstm G164A, Wolcott, NY, October 30, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 1978
- Place: Wolcott, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 43.2228° N, 76.8121° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wolcott, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2228&lon=-76.8121&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48724, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48724-2013-09-12) (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 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: 15,000 total, 9,999 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FFJ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FFJ03-138301) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781030034609A

## Narrative

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

NR 5 CYL SEPARATED.MASTER CONROD BKN AT BASE.LNDD IN CORN FIELD.RT CTL.

## 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 NYC79FFJ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FFJ03-138301), Oct 30, 1978: Grumman G-164B (N48724), Wolcott, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N48724 (1)

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

- [Accident 19930602016809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930602016809A), Jun 2, 1993: Scwzer G164B (N48724), St Martinville, LA, Substantial damage. Farm tractor pulled out of cane field as ag craft was landing. Right wing struck the tractor.

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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