# Accident 19780720018129A: Grumav G164B, Manteca, CA, July 20, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1978
- Place: Manteca, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 37.7928° N, 121.2261° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Manteca, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7928&lon=-121.2261&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9256A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9256A-1982-03-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164B (registry code 3952703, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV G164B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,644 total, 193 in this make and model, 108 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK78FVD47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FVD47) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780720018129A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 OAK78FVD47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FVD47), Jul 20, 1978: Grumman G-164B (N9256A), Manteca, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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