# Accident 19800712025799A: Gruman J2F6UTTERBK, Toledo, OH, July 12, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 1980, 15:44 local time
- Place: Toledo, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6639° N, 83.5552° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Toledo, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6639&lon=-83.5552&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3960C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3960C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman J2F6 (registry code 3950208, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-j2f6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright 1820G-2-3&5 (registry code 67025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-1820g-2-3-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAN J2F6UTTERBK
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 40,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80FA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800712025799A

## Narrative

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

LAND AIRPLANE EQUIPPED WITH AMPHIBIOUS FLOATS ON RIVER WITH WHEELS DOWN. NOSED OVER ON TOUCHDOWN.

## 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 CHI80FA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FA054), Jul 12, 1980: Grumman J2F-6 (N3960C), Toledo, OH, substantial damage, 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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