# Accident 19760715022899A: Grumav G164A, Hatley, GA, July 15, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1976
- Place: Hatley, GA
- Airport: M&W Flying Servce
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 31.8993° N, 83.6132° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hatley, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8993&lon=-83.6132&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7904, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7904-2017-02-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164A (registry code 3952704, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV G164A
- Reported engine: PWA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,514 total, 1,400 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA76FKG88](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FKG88) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760715022899A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATMPTD TO LAND IN SMALL FIELD. SPRAYING PEANUTS.

## 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 MIA76FKG88](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FKG88), Jul 15, 1976: Grumman G-164A (N7904), Hatley, GA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7904 (1)

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

- [Accident 19830815041769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830815041769A), Aug 15, 1983: Scwzer G164A (N7904), Hatley, GA, Destroyed. Engine quit on spray run. Flipped over and burned on landing. Exhaust stack separated overheated cylinders.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.