# Accident 19780629019729A: Grumav G164, Willows, CA, June 29, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 1978
- Place: Willows, CA
- Airport: Duster Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 39.5148° N, 122.1992° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Willows, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5148&lon=-122.1992&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10212, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10212-1980-07-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer G164A (registry code 8059053, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-g164a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV G164
- Reported engine: PWA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,898 total, 850 in this make and model, 400 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK78DVG56](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DVG56) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780629019729A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH UNKNOWN OBJECTS DURING FORCED LANDING.

## 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 OAK78DVG56](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DVG56), Jun 29, 1978: Grumman G-164 (N10212), Willows, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N10212 (2)

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

- [Accident 19790408008869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790408008869A), Apr 8, 1979: Gulstm G164A (N10212), Gridley, CA, Destroyed. Acft hit ground in a steep nose low attitude. Pilot not affected by chemical. Pilot has no memory of accident.
- [Accident 19770411009389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770411009389A), Apr 11, 1977: Grumav G164 (N10212), Butte City, CA, Substantial damage. Dirt and rice seed found in brakes.

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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