DIA67F0079

NTSB accident investigation · Grumman TBM-3 · Arden, NC · April 18, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 18, 1967
Place
Arden, NC · ARDEN, NC
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N7410CGrumman TBM-3
Status
Completed · report September 6, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
117814

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

On this page

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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0336  67/4/18    ARDEN, NC           GRUMMAN TBM-3       CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 58, 1059
        TIME - 1100                    N7410C              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 236 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ASHEVILLE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        REMARKS- DIVING RUN,LOAD EJECTION TEST.PILOT CHUTE DEPLOYED PREMATURELY,JERKED DUMMY LOAD INTO ACFT BELLY.

Aircraft

Registration
N7410C
Reported as
Grumman TBM-3
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Asheville