# Accident 19760216001809A: Grumav G164, Los Banos, CA, February 16, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 1976
- Place: Los Banos, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 37.0634° N, 120.8384° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Los Banos, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0634&lon=-120.8384&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10295, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10295-2011-06-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164 (registry code 3952702, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming R680 (registry code 41540, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-r680) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV G164
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,140 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK76DVA38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DVA38) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760216001809A

## Narrative

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

FLT AT 50-75FT BLO OCST.

## 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 OAK76DVA38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DVA38), Feb 16, 1976: Grumman G-164 (N10295), Los Banos, 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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