# Accident 19800425011999A: Gulstm G164A, Lake Arthur, LA, April 25, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 1980, 09:00 local time
- Place: Lake Arthur, LA
- Airport: Teal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0800° N, 92.6774° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Arthur, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0800&lon=-92.6774&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8369, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8369-1988-11-23) (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 R1340AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,441 total, 600 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80FRD25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FRD25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800425011999A

## Narrative

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

OIL ON WINDSHIELD, INITIAL CLIMB. TRIED FOR RUNWAY. HIT SHORT, FLIPPED OVER. OIL LEAKED FROM MISSING CYLINDER STUD.

## 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 FTW80FRD25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FRD25), Apr 25, 1980: Grumman G-164A (N8369), Lake Arthur, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8369 (2)

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

- [Accident 19870408069921A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870408069921A), Apr 8, 1987: Scwzer G164A (N8369), Lamar, CO, Destroyed. The aircraft hit N4941Y during agricultural spray operations. Both pilots failed to see and avoid each other.
- [Accident 19780814021759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780814021759A), Aug 14, 1978: Gulstm G164A (N8369), Charleston, MS, Substantial damage. Oil found in induction system. Metal chips similar to impeller beg material found in oil sump.

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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