# Accident 19730802031402A: Gruman TBM3AIRTRD, Chester, CA, August 2, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 1973
- Place: Chester, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 40.3017° N, 121.2325° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chester, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3017&lon=-121.2325&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9083Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9083Z-1973-11-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman TBM-3 (registry code 3950308, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-tbm-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAN TBM3AIRTRD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,975 total, 450 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK74AP006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74AP006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730802031402A

## Narrative

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

2ND TANKER IN 3 SHIP TRAIL FORMATION LED BY SPOTTER.DROP RUN BRIEF TRNSMT TO TANKERS PRIOR TO RUN.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N135Z, Cessna T310R: [Accident 19730802031401A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730802031401A)

## 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 OAK74AP006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74AP006), Aug 2, 1973: Grumman TBM-3 (N9083Z), Chester, 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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