# Accident 19791008031329A: Gulstm G164A, Vincent, AL, October 8, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 1979, 12:45 local time
- Place: Vincent, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 33.3831° N, 86.4025° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vincent, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3831&lon=-86.4025&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4593, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4593-2013-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164A (registry code 3952704, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-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: 5,810 total, 900 in this make and model, 245 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA80FKJ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FKJ03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791008031329A

## Narrative

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

MADE FORCED LANDING WITH ROUGH ENGINE AND OIL ON WINDSCREEN. HIT HOLE, FLIPPED. FOUND CRACKED 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 MIA80FKJ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FKJ03), Oct 8, 1979: Grumman G-164A (N4593), Vincent, AL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4593 (2)

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

- [Accident 19930527015429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930527015429A), May 27, 1993: Scwzer G164A (N4593), Weiner, AR, Substantial damage. Lost partial power on procedure turn. Nosed over landing rough field. Engine control linkage brackett came loose.
- [Accident 19840724038739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840724038739A), Jul 24, 1984: Scwzer G164A (N4593), Chamberlain, SD, Substantial damage. Engine vibration and oil covered the windscreen. Nosed over landing on a road. Cylinder hold down studs broke off.

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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