# NTSB FTW78DRD28: Grumman G-164A, N8512H, Oberlin, LA, May 16, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 16, 1978
- Place: Oberlin, LA · OBERLIN, LA
- Location: 30.6081° N, 92.7750° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oberlin, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6081&lon=-92.7750&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 13, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142336
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW78DRD28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DRD28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1010  78/5/16    OBERLIN,LA          GRUMMAN G-164A      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 1988
        TIME - 1530                    N8512H              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 1300 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OBERLIN,LA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JETTISONED LOAD
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8512H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-164A
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19780516010009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780516010009A), May 16, 1978: Gulstm G164A, Oberlin, LA, Substantial damage

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.

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