# Accident 19760809026669A: Grumav G164, Hawk Springs, WY, August 9, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1976
- Place: Hawk Springs, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 41.7853° N, 104.2651° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hawk Springs, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7853&lon=-104.2651&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73WJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73WJ-1976-09-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164 (registry code 3952702, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV G164
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,599 total, 238 in this make and model, 231 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN76DTC43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76DTC43) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760809026669A

## Narrative

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

NO NARRATIVE.

## 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 DEN76DTC43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76DTC43), Aug 9, 1976: Grumman G-164 (N73WJ), Hawk Springs, WY, 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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