# Accident 19761204037949A: Gruman F6FJENNING, Elsinore, CA, December 4, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 4, 1976
- Place: Elsinore, CA
- Airport: Skylark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 33.6330° N, 117.3016° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SKYLARK (CA89), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6330&lon=-117.3016&mi=10
- Aircraft: N100TF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N100TF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-32A (registry code 3951304, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-32a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright R-1820 series (registry code 67020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r-1820-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAN F6FJENNING
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,300 total, 25 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX77DUG13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77DUG13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761204037949A

## Narrative

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

PLT ATTMPTD TO USE RWY SHOULDER TO START 180 DEG TURNAROUND.

## 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 LAX77DUG13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77DUG13), Dec 4, 1976: Grumman F6F-5 (N100TF), Elsinore, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N100TF (1)

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

- [Accident 19790403016409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790403016409A), Apr 3, 1979: Gruman F6FJENNINGS (N100TF), San Marcos, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot claims engine failure. Hit ditches and trees during landing. No engine malfunction found.

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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