# Accident 19790713016509A: Gulstm G164A, Batesville, MS, July 13, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 1979, 13:30 local time
- Place: Batesville, MS
- Airport: Panola Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 34.3635° N, 89.8929° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PANOLA COUNTY (PMU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3635&lon=-89.8929&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8881H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8881H-2013-05-15) (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 R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM G164A
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 2,110 in this make and model, 111 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79FKQ16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKQ16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790713016509A

## Narrative

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

PILOT EXPERIENCED ENGINE FAILURE DURING TAKE OFF,LANDED STRAIGHT AHEAD,RAN OFF RUNWAY INTO TREE STUMPS.

## 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 MIA79FKQ16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKQ16), Jul 13, 1979: Grumman G-164A (N8881H), Batesville, MS, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8881H (2)

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

- [Accident 19890522012169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890522012169A), May 22, 1989: Scwzer G164A (N8881H), Loxley, AL, Substantial damage. Got behind the power curve on pullup from a spray run and settled to impact with the ground. No mechanical problems
- [Accident 19870730040559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870730040559A), Jul 30, 1987: Scwzer G164A (N8881H), Summerdale, AL, Substantial damage. Engine failed on takeoff. Hit a ditch and flipped over on forced landing. Impeller bushing in blower had failed.

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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