# Accident 19790404024139A: Gulstm G164B, Vernon, TX, April 4, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 1979, 16:15 local time
- Place: Vernon, TX
- Airport: Wilbarger
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2257° N, 99.2837° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WILBARGER COUNTY (F05), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2257&lon=-99.2837&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6653K (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM G164B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 5,000 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79DPD15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DPD15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790404024139A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW79DPD15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DPD15), Apr 4, 1979: Grumman G-164 (N6653K), Vernon, TX, 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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