# Accident 19790907033529A: Gulstm G164A, Versailles, IN, September 7, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 1979, 18:20 local time
- Place: Versailles, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 39.0635° N, 85.2566° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Versailles, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0635&lon=-85.2566&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8571H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8571H-1995-06-19) (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 R985AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,553 total, 1,400 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FEX41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEX41) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790907033529A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED ON CLIMB OUT FROM SPRAY OPERATION. DEFECTIVE COLLECTOR BEARING IN TURBOCHARGER.

## 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 CHI79FEX41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEX41), Sep 7, 1979: Grumman G-164A (N8571H), Versailles, IN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8571H (1)

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

- [Accident 19810627038769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810627038769A), Jun 27, 1981: Grumav G164A (N8571H), Remington, IN, Substantial damage. Elected to land on a narrow road, veered off road, overturned in 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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