# Accident 19790516021319A: Gulstm G164A, Basile, LA, May 16, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 1979, 13:00 local time
- Place: Basile, LA
- Airport: Herman Young
- 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: N8629H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8629H) (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)
- 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 G164A
- Reported engine: PWA R985*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,200 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 450 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79FRD35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FRD35) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790516021319A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE STOPPED AFTER LIFTOFF FROM AG STRIP. HIT FENCE IN FIELD AT END OF RUNWAY.FOUND BROKEN CYLINDER.

## 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 FTW79FRD35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FRD35), May 16, 1979: Grumman G-164A (N8629H), Basile, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8629H (2)

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

- [Accident 19980529046369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980529046369A), May 29, 1998: Scwzer G164A (N8629H), Iowa, LA, Substantial damage. (.4)Before takeoff, the airplane was loaded with 1,600 pounds of fertilizer to be applied on local rice fields. The pilot initiated a takeoff on a 2,300 foot…
- [Accident 19920515019509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920515019509A), May 15, 1992: Scwzer G164A (N8629H), Kinder, LA, Substantial damage. Reported left brake failure landing in crosswind. Lost directional control. Veered right off runway into a ditch.

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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