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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Gulstm G164B · Vernon, TX · April 4, 1979

Date
April 4, 1979 · 16:15 local
Place
Vernon, TX
Airport
Wilbarger
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6653K
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW79DPD15
Reported as
Gulstm G164B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,000 total5,000 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Parking brake vibrated out, locking the brakes. Aircraft nosed over on landing.

As the FAA filed it

PARKING BRAKE VIBRATED OUT, LOCKING THE BRAKES. AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER ON LANDING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.