# NTSB FTW67A0024: Grumman F8F, N7826C, Amarillo, TX, August 13, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 13, 1966
- Place: Amarillo, TX · AMARILLO, TX
- Location: 35.2220° N, 101.8313° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Amarillo, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2220&lon=-101.8313&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 24, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122436
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW67A0024
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67A0024

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0689  66/8/13    AMARILLO TEX        GRUMMAN F8F         CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1430                    N7826C              PX-  0  0  0  AIR SHOW/RACING           52, 7657 TOTAL HOURS, 46
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AMARILLO AFB MUN.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- IMPROPERLY EXECUTED LOW ALTITUDE ACROBATIC MANEUVER. INSUFFICIENT ALT. FOR PROPER SPIN RECOVERY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7826C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7826C-1970-07-14), registration cancelled 1970-07-14, S/N 121699 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN F8F
- Registry model: [Grumman F8F-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-f8f-2) (registry code 3950802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Amarillo Afb Mun.

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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