# Accident 19760627023399A: Grumav G164, Willows, CA, June 27, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 1976
- Place: Willows, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 39.5148° N, 122.1992° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Willows, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5148&lon=-122.1992&mi=10
- Aircraft: N594Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N594Y-2008-04-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164 (registry code 3952702, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164) (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 G164
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,900 total, 560 in this make and model, 280 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK76DVG85](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DVG85) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760627023399A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 OAK76DVG85](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DVG85), Jun 27, 1976: Grumman G-164A (N594Y), Willows, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N594Y (1)

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

- [Accident 19810509022679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810509022679A), May 9, 1981: Gulstm G164 (N594Y), Durham, CA, Substantial damage. Aircraft crashed during emergency landing when engine quit due to fuel exahustion.

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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