# Accident 19750521013099A: Gruman F7F3KRTBRG, Santa Rosa, CA, May 21, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 1975
- Place: Santa Rosa, CA
- Airport: Sonoma County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Location: 38.4405° N, 122.7144° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Rosa, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4405&lon=-122.7144&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6178C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6178C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman F7F-3 (registry code 3950704, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-f7f-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney DW-CA series (registry code 52024, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-dw-ca-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAN F7F3KRTBRG
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,001 total, 15 in this make and model, 201 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK7KFVD46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK7KFVD46) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750521013099A

## Narrative

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

BOTH ENGS QUIT,POS TO EMPTY TANK. OTR TANKS HAD FUEL.

## 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 OAK7KFVD46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK7KFVD46), May 21, 1975: Grumman F7F (N6178C), Santa Rosa, CA, substantial damage

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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