# Accident 19790827020649A: Gulstm G164A, Sunflower, MS, August 27, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 1979, 08:30 local time
- Place: Sunflower, MS
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 33.5443° N, 90.5373° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sunflower, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5443&lon=-90.5373&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48437, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48437-2018-02-20) (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 R1340*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,575 total, 360 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79FKQ25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKQ25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790827020649A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 MIA79FKQ25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKQ25), Aug 27, 1979: Grumman G-164A (N48437), Sunflower, MS, 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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