# Accident 19790419020039A: Gulstm G164A, Basile, LA, April 19, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 1979, 09:30 local time
- Place: Basile, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 30.4855° N, 92.6010° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Basile, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4855&lon=-92.6010&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8384, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8384-2000-11-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A (registry code 3952801, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM G164A
- Reported engine: PWA R985*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,500 total, 700 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79FRD23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FRD23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790419020039A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED ENGINE LOST POWER DURING LIFTOFF, SETTLED INTO ADJACENT FIELD. HIT POWER POLE. CAUSE UNKNOWN..

## 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 FTW79FRD23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FRD23), Apr 19, 1979: Grumman G-164A (N8384), Basile, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8384 (2)

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

- [Accident 19770602012709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770602012709A), Jun 2, 1977: Gulstm G164C (N8384), Jerome, AR, Substantial damage
- [Accident 19740523014549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740523014549A), May 23, 1974: Gulstm G164A (N8384), St.Charles, AR, 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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