# Accident 19760719027731A: Grumav G164A, Rehoboth Beach, DE, July 19, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 1976
- Place: Rehoboth Beach, DE
- Airport: Rehoboth
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 38.7200° N, 75.1220° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Rehoboth Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7200&lon=-75.1220&mi=10
- Aircraft: N670U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N670U-2013-04-30) (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: 1,850 total, 750 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD76AI084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76AI084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760719027731A

## Narrative

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

R TURN TO BASE LEG ABT 1/2 TO 3/4 OF A MILE S OF THE RWY.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N4833Z, Piper PA22108: [Accident 19760719027732A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760719027732A)

## 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 IAD76AI084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76AI084), Jul 19, 1976: Grumman G-164A (N670U), Rehoboth Beach, DE, 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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