# Accident 19740831029709A: Gruman F7F3KRTBRG, Ukiah, CA, August 31, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1974
- Place: Ukiah, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 39.1448° N, 123.2123° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ukiah, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1448&lon=-123.2123&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6177C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6177C-1974-11-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman F7F-3 (registry code 3950704, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-f7f-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAN F7F3KRTBRG
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,476 total, 580 in this make and model, 101 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK75FVD10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75FVD10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740831029709A

## Narrative

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

SEVERE GROUND FIRE FOLLOWED IMPACT.

## 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 OAK75FVD10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75FVD10), Aug 31, 1974: Grumman F7F-3 (N6177C), Ukiah, 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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