# Accident 19770901031729A: Grumav G164A, Sterling, IL, September 1, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1977
- Place: Sterling, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 41.7997° N, 89.6959° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sterling, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7997&lon=-89.6959&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6658, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6658-2016-09-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164A (registry code 3952704, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164a) (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 G164A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,230 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 221 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI77DEE48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77DEE48) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770901031729A

## Narrative

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

2000FT SOFT FARM FIELD.

## 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 CHI77DEE48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77DEE48), Sep 1, 1977: Grumman G-164A (N6658), Sterling, IL, 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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