# Accident 19760823028009A: Grumav G164A, Leland, UT, August 23, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1976
- Place: Leland, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 40.0988° N, 111.6902° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Leland, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0988&lon=-111.6902&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6589, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6589-2013-04-30) (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: 7,150 total, 500 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN76FTM47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76FTM47) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760823028009A

## Narrative

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

LANDED IN CORNFIELD.

## 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 DEN76FTM47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76FTM47), Aug 23, 1976: Grumman G-164A (N6589), Leland, UT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6589 (2)

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

- [Accident 19840715036649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840715036649A), Jul 15, 1984: Scwzer G164A (N6589), Richey, MT, Destroyed. Severe engine vibration. Ground looped on forced landing and burned. 13 inches of propeller blade was missing.
- [Accident 19790721017559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790721017559A), Jul 21, 1979: Gulstm G164A (N6589), Richfield, UT, Substantial damage. Engine stop. Due to fuel exhaustion during ag run. Landed, flipped over. Fuel gauge defective.

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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