# Accident 19760621016709A: Grumav G164A, Covington, TN, June 21, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 1976
- Place: Covington, TN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 35.5659° N, 89.6485° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Covington, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5659&lon=-89.6485&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7951, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7951-2018-10-23) (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: 1,400 total, 250 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD76FLT13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FLT13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760621016709A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 IAD76FLT13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FLT13), Jun 21, 1976: Grumman G-164A (N7951), Covington, TN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7951 (2)

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

- [Accident 20150418013289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150418013289A), Apr 18, 2015: Grumman Aerospace Corp. G164A (N7951), Maysville, OK, Substantial damage. On April 18, 2015, at approximately 1135 am, central time, the pilot, was crop dusting in a field three miles west of Maysville, Oklahoma 73057, when his ag.…
- [Accident 19980716030799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980716030799A), Jul 16, 1998: Scwzer G164A (N7951), Caldwell, ID, Substantial damage. (-23)On a night spray operation, the operator was returning to the field with his third load of the evening. He stated he began his descent to make the first…

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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