# Accident 19760427010079A: Grumav G164, Placedo, TX, April 27, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 1976
- Place: Placedo, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 28.6919° N, 96.8259° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Placedo, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.6919&lon=-96.8259&mi=10
- Aircraft: N485Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N485Y-2012-12-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164 (registry code 3952702, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental W670 series (registry code 17018, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV G164
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW76DRG50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DRG50) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760427010079A

## Narrative

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

HIT PWR LINES IN FLD ADJACENT TO AG OPS.

## 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 FTW76DRG50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DRG50), Apr 27, 1976: Grumman G-164 (N485Y), Placedo, TX, destroyed

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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