# Accident 19790410006659A: Gulstm G164, Newbern, TN, April 10, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 1979, 17:45 local time
- Place: Newbern, TN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 36.1169° N, 89.2714° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newbern, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1169&lon=-89.2714&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6604, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6604-2013-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164A (registry code 3952704, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-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 G164
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,185 total, 66 in this make and model, 67 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD79FLT03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FLT03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790410006659A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILURE ON TAKEOFF DUE TO INTERNAL FAILURE OF THE REAR OF THE ENGINE IN THE ACCESSORY SECTION.

## 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 IAD79FLT03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FLT03), Apr 10, 1979: Grumman G-164 (N6604), Newbern, TN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6604 (2)

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

- [Accident 19810401013569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810401013569A), Apr 1, 1981: Grumav G164A (N6604), Granbury, TX, Substantial damage. Wing struck a tree on pull-up over a bluff from a swath run. Misjudged performance with chemical load.
- [Accident 19740619017169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740619017169A), Jun 19, 1974: Grumav G164A (N6604), Mer Rouge, LA, Substantial damage. Hit pwr lines.

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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