# Accident 19760329009759A: Grumav G164A, Frederick, DE, March 29, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 1976
- Place: Frederick, DE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Aircraft: N7855, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7855) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164A (registry code 3952704, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV G164A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,150 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC76FHD22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FHD22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760329009759A

## Narrative

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

FUEL VALVE WAS NOT COMPLETELY OPEN EVEN THOUGH CONTROL HANDLE WAS FULL ON.

## 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 NYC76FHD22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FHD22), Mar 29, 1976: Grumman G-164 (N7855), Frederick, DE, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7855 (1)

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

- [Accident 20030520009519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030520009519A), May 20, 2003: Scwzer G164A (N7855), North Platte, NE, Substantial damage. (-23) While landing at North Platte for fuel, during a repositioning flight from dover, Delaware to Wyoming, the pilot landedon runway 35. During the landing…

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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