# Accident 19760818026199A: Grumav G164A, Sandusky, MI, August 18, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1976
- Place: Sandusky, MI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 43.4202° N, 82.8330° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sandusky, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4202&lon=-82.8330&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6608, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6608-2013-04-30) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,510 total, 57 in this make and model, 97 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI76FEC55](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEC55) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760818026199A

## 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 CHI76FEC55](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEC55), Aug 18, 1976: Grumman G-164A (N6608), Sandusky, MI, substantial damage

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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