# NTSB FTW69D0268: Grumman F8F, N7957C, Mercedes, TX, August 23, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 23, 1968
- Place: Mercedes, TX · MERCEDES, TX
- Location: 26.1538° N, 97.9129° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mercedes, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1538&lon=-97.9129&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 11, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108537
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW69D0268
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69D0268

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3490  68/8/23    MERCEDES,TEX        GRUMMAN F8F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1300                    N7957C              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 45, 8600 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            155 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - REBEL FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
        REMARKS- GR DID NOT HAVE TIME TO FULLY EXTEND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7957C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN F8F
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Rebel Field

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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