# Accident 19800506013049A: Gulstm G164A, Jennings, LA, May 6, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 1980, 19:30 local time
- Place: Jennings, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 30.2240° N, 92.6583° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jennings, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2240&lon=-92.6583&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9546, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9546-1994-06-27) (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: 20,000 total, 16,000 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80DRD30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRD30) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800506013049A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF. ATTEMPTED LANDING IN PLOWED FIELD. AIRCRAFT FLIPPED INVERTED.

## 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 FTW80DRD30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRD30), May 6, 1980: Grumman G-164A (N9546), Jennings, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9546 (1)

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

- [Accident 19920414010039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920414010039A), Apr 14, 1992: Scwzer G164A (N9546), Welch, LA, Substantial damage. Partial powerloss on liftoff. Struck dirt embankment on forced landing after dumping load. NR9 cylinder cracked.

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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