# Accident 19770309008879A: Gruman HU16A, Tucson, AZ, March 9, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 1977
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 32.2217° N, 110.9265° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tucson, AZ, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2217&lon=-110.9265&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3398F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAN HU16A
- Reported engine: WRIGHT
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,594 total, 542 in this make and model, 366 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX77FVJ36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FVJ36) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770309008879A

## Narrative

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

#5 PISTON L ENG & #5 ROD R ENG FAILED.

## 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 LAX77FVJ36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FVJ36), Mar 9, 1977: Grumman SA-16A (N3398F), Tucson, AZ, 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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