- Date
- January 25, 1978
- Place
- Moriarty, NM · MORIARTY, NM
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9710ZGrumman TBM-3E
- Status
- Completed · report February 14, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780125000709A
- Case key
- 143622
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0139 78/1/25 MORIARTY,NM GRUMMAN TBM-3E CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 55, 2999 TIME - 1415 N9710Z PX- 0 0 0 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ALBUQUERQUE,NM DALLAS,TX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: PUMPS-SCAVENGER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- FORCED LANDING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 40.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9710Z
- Reported as
- Grumman TBM-3E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N9710ZRegistration cancelled Jan 17, 2018 · Grumman TBM-3EAirframe modelGrumman TBM-3EEngine modelWright R-2600 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N9710Z · 1
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