# Accident 20051008026649A: Gruman F6F5, Cookville, TN, October 8, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 2005, 16:30 local time
- Place: Cookville, TN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9522° N, 85.0861° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9522&lon=-85.0861&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4994V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4994V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman F6F-5 (registry code 3950614, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-f6f-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-2800 series (registry code 52026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-2800-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAN F6F5
- Reported engine: PWA R2800*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 11,400 total, 30 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL06LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06LA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051008026649A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WEATHER WAS 500 FT. OVERCAST 5 MILES VISIBILITY AND MIST. PILOT WAS FOLLOWING INTERSTATE 40 THROUGH MOUNTAIN TERRAIN AND STRUCK POWER LINE CABLES.

## 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 ATL06LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06LA003), Oct 8, 2005: Grumman F6F (N4994V), Monterey, TN, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight planning and inadequate evaluation of the weather, inadequate visual lookout, and his failure to maintain clearance, resulted in the in-flight collision with power…

## Other reports on N4994V (3)

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

- [Accident 20030111000259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030111000259A), Jan 11, 2003: Gruman F6F5 (N4994V), Parker, AZ, Substantial damage. (.19)On January 11, 2003, about 1600 mountain standard time, a Cessna 182H, N8567S, collided with a Grumman F6F-5, N4994V, in midair about 1 mile east of…
- [Accident 19971020030769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971020030769A), Oct 20, 1997: N4994V, St Charles, MO, Substantial damage. Acft exp elec failure and landed gear up, st. Charles, MO
- [Incident 19801015074499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801015074499I), Oct 15, 1980: Gruman F6FJENNINGS (N4994V), Chino, CA, Minor damage. Gear collapsed on landing. Pilot failed to check gear position before touch down.

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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