# Accident 19761117036729A: Grumav G164, Williams, CA, November 17, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 1976
- Place: Williams, CA
- Airport: Williams
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 39.1635° N, 122.1316° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WILLIAMS (CN12), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1635&lon=-122.1316&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10211, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N10211) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164 (registry code 3952702, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164) (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 G164
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK77DVG11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77DVG11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761117036729A

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE PRECAUTIONRY LDG IN SOFT RICE FIELD DUE TO POOR VISIBILITY-AG OPS COMP,RETURN HOME FLD.

## 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 OAK77DVG11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77DVG11), Nov 17, 1976: Grumman G-164 (N10211), Williams, CA, 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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