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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Gulstm G-164A · Sunflower, MS · August 27, 1979

Date: August 27, 1979 · 08:30 local
Place: Sunflower, MS
Airport: Private
Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N48437
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA79FKQ25
Reported as: Gulstm G164A
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340*
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,575 total360 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

N48437Registration cancelled Feb 20, 2018 · Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164AS/N 1642 · Built 1976 Airframe modelGrumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A Engine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine failed. Found oily substance on plugs, excessive clearance on valves.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE FAILED. FOUND OILY SUBSTANCE ON PLUGS, EXCESSIVE CLEARANCE ON VALVES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB MIA79FKQ25Accident · No injuriesClosedSunflower, MSAug 27, 1979 · Substantial damage