# Accident 19780724018219A: Grumav G164A, Warwick, NY, July 24, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 1978
- Place: Warwick, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 41.2552° N, 74.3547° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Warwick, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2552&lon=-74.3547&mi=10
- Aircraft: N915X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N915X) (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: 858 total, 133 in this make and model, 128 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FHM22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FHM22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780724018219A

## 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 NYC78FHM22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FHM22), Jul 24, 1978: Grumman G-164A (N915X), Warwick, NY, destroyed

## Other reports on N915X (1)

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

- [Accident 20040702024039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040702024039A), Jul 2, 2004: Scwzer G164A (N915X), Chatsworth, NJ, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot stated he took off with 800 ILS. Of fertilizer. Start of take-off was normal. About 75' to 100', engine started losing power and began smoking.…

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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