# Accident 20180506000359A: Grumman TBM-3, Fort Apache, AZ, May 6, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 2018, 11:00 local time
- Place: Fort Apache, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7701° N, 109.9802° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7701&lon=-109.9802&mi=10
- Aircraft: N337VT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N337VT-2021-01-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman TBM-3 (registry code 3950308, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-tbm-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright R-2600-20 (registry code 67123, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r-2600-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN TBM-3
- Reported engine: CURTIS WRIGHT R2600-20
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC18LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC18LA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180506000359A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 6TH, 2018, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED AK-CHIN REGINAL AIRPORT (A39) ENROUTE FOR SANTE FE, NM.  APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR INTO THE FLIGHT THE ENGINE EXPERIENCED A CATASTOPHIC FAILURE (AS REPORTED BY THE PILOT).  THE CREW ELECTED TO BAIL OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT AS IT WAS CURRENTLY OVER IN-HOSPITIBLE TERRAIN AND THE COCKPIT WAS FILLED WITH SMOKE.  THE PILOT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT MAKING AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING WITH THESE FATORS.  THE PILOT AND PASSENGER EXPERIENCED MINOR INJURIES AS A RESULT OF THE BAIL OUT AND SUBSEQUENT LANDING UNDER CANOPY.

## 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 ANC18LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC18LA034), May 6, 2018: Grumman TBM-3 (N337VT), Fort Apache, AZ, destroyed. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

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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