# Accident 19800502012419A: Gulstm G164A, Church Point, LA, May 2, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 1980, 16:30 local time
- Place: Church Point, LA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 30.4075° N, 92.2136° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Church Point, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4075&lon=-92.2136&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48585, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48585-2012-12-18) (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 R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM G164A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,535 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80DRD29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRD29) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800502012419A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO TAKE OFF ON WET SOFT SIDE SLOPING STRIP. SKIPPED SIDEWAYS. NOSED OVER IN A DITCH.

## 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 FTW80DRD29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRD29), May 2, 1980: Grumman G-164B (N48585), Church Point, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N48585 (2)

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

- [Accident 19880629024229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880629024229A), Jun 29, 1988: Scwzer G164B (N48585), Cheneyville, LA, Substantial damage. Engine lost partial power during return to base from an ag operation. Wing struck a road sign landing on a highway.
- [Accident 19860624027289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860624027289A), Jun 24, 1986: Scwzer G164B (N48585), Swords, LA, Substantial damage. On takeoff roll, dodged a wet spot on the strip. Wing caught high weeds, pulled the aircraft into a rice levee.

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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