# Accident 19780504010339A: Grumav G164, Sutter, CA, May 4, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 1978
- Place: Sutter, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 39.1556° N, 121.7493° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sutter, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1556&lon=-121.7493&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10277, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10277-2012-05-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164 (registry code 3952702, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental W670 series (registry code 17018, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV G164
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 22,173 total, 8 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK78DVG34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DVG34) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780504010339A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 OAK78DVG34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DVG34), May 4, 1978: Grumman G-164 (N10277), Sutter, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N10277 (1)

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

- [Accident 19810430020739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810430020739A), Apr 30, 1981: Grumav G164A (N10277), Biggs, CA, Substantial damage. Veered off side of runway on landing. Side load collapsed landing gear.

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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