# Accident 19790108000529A: Gulstm G164C, Hughes, AR, January 8, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 8, 1979, 14:45 local time
- Place: Hughes, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9481° N, 90.4714° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hughes, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9481&lon=-90.4714&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6555K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6555K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164C (registry code 3952803, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM G164C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,053 total, 43 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79DPG14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DPG14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790108000529A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED ENGINE FAILED DUE TO CARB ICE. FORCED LANDING IN SNOW COVERED FIELD, FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 FTW79DPG14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DPG14), Jan 8, 1979: Grumman G-164C (N6555K), Hughes, AR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6555K (1)

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

- [Accident 20040715034519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040715034519A), Jul 15, 2004: Scwzer G164C (N6555K), Tillar, AR, Substantial damage. (-23) On July 15, 2004, at 10:00 cdst, a Grumman G-164-C agricultural airplane, N6555K, was substantially damaged during landing following a loss of braking…

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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