# NTSB DIA67F0079: Grumman TBM-3, N7410C, Arden, NC, April 18, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 18, 1967
- Place: Arden, NC · ARDEN, NC
- Location: 35.4662° N, 82.5165° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arden, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4662&lon=-82.5165&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 6, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 117814
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA67F0079
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA67F0079

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN TBM-3
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Asheville

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.

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