# Accident 19800308004889A: Gulstm G164B, Alvin, TX, March 8, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 1980, 16:00 local time
- Place: Alvin, TX
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 29.4248° N, 95.2244° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alvin, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4248&lon=-95.2244&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6696K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6696K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B (registry code 3952802, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM G164B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,350 total, 160 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800308004889A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK DIRT BANK NEAR APPROACH END OF LANDING STRIP. FLIPPED AIRCRAFT. LANDED INVERTED.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N6696K (1)

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

- [Accident 20180709015899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180709015899A), Jul 9, 2018: Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164B (N6696K), Colusa, CA, Destroyed. On July 9, 2018, at approximately 11:00 am PST. During several aerial application routes over a rice field approach the pratt-whitney R-1340 powerplant made a…

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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