# Accident 19760926042659A: Grumav G1159, Hot Springs, VA, September 26, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 1976
- Place: Hot Springs, VA
- Airport: Ingalls Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Location: 37.9515° N, 79.8339° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at INGALLS FLD (HSP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9515&lon=-79.8339&mi=10
- Aircraft: N500J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N500J-1977-07-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-1159 (registry code 3953505, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-1159) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV G1159
- People aboard: 8
- Fatal injuries: 8
- Pilot flight hours: 16,982 total, 523 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA76AZ039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA76AZ039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760926042659A

## Narrative

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

UNDER INVESTIGATION.

## 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 DCA76AZ039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA76AZ039), Sep 26, 1976: Grumman G-1159 (N500J), Hot Springs, VA, destroyed, 11 fatal

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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