# Accident 19760611020499A: Grumav G164A, Adel, GA, June 11, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 1976
- Place: Adel, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 31.1248° N, 83.4255° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Adel, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1248&lon=-83.4255&mi=10
- Aircraft: N746Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N746Y-2017-02-04) (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: 238 total, 19 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA76DKG78](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DKG78) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760611020499A

## Narrative

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

PLT MADE FORCED LDG DUE TO ERRATIC ENG OPERATION AFTER COLLIDING WITH CROP.

## 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 MIA76DKG78](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DKG78), Jun 11, 1976: Grumman G-164A (N746Y), Adel, GA, 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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