# Accident 19790403016409A: Gruman F6FJENNINGS, San Marcos, CA, April 3, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 1979, 12:45 local time
- Place: San Marcos, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1338° N, 117.1706° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Marcos, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1338&lon=-117.1706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N100TF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N100TF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-32A (registry code 3951304, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-32a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright R-1820 series (registry code 67020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r-1820-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAN F6FJENNINGS
- Reported engine: PWA R2800*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 50 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79FUM11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUM11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790403016409A

## Narrative

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

PILOT CLAIMS ENGINE FAILURE. HIT DITCHES AND TREES DURING LANDING. NO ENGINE MALFUNCTION FOUND.

## 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 LAX79FUM11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUM11), Apr 3, 1979: Grumman F6F (N100TF), San Marcos, CA, destroyed

## Other reports on N100TF (1)

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

- [Accident 19761204037949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761204037949A), Dec 4, 1976: Gruman F6FJENNING (N100TF), Elsinore, CA, Substantial damage. Plt attmptd to use rwy shoulder to start 180 deg turnaround.

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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