# Accident 19760409008069A: Grumav G164A, Chester, MT, April 9, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 1976
- Place: Chester, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 48.5113° N, 110.9661° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chester, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5113&lon=-110.9661&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5338, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5338-2015-03-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164A (registry code 3952704, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV G164A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,250 total, 30 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA76DTI23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76DTI23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760409008069A

## Narrative

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

TAILWIND COMPONENT.FLYING UPSLOPE PRIOR TO TURNING SOUTH FOR SPRAY RUN.ENCNTRD DNDRAFT.15KT GUSTS.

## 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 SEA76DTI23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76DTI23), Apr 9, 1976: Grumman G-164A (N5338), Chester, MT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5338 (2)

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

- [Accident 19850401010009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850401010009A), Apr 1, 1985: Scwzer G164A (N5338), Norman, OK, Destroyed. Hit top static wire of high powered lines maneuvering for spraying run, then fell to ground. Toxic chemical spilled
- [Incident 19790527028099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790527028099I), May 27, 1979: Grumav G164A (N5338), North Platte, NE, Minor damage. Zw forced landing due to power loss. Cause undetermined.

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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