# NTSB FTW70F0261: Grumman F6F, N7861C, Victoria, TX, October 12, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 12, 1969
- Place: Victoria, TX · VICTORIA, TX
- Location: 28.8053° N, 97.0036° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Victoria, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8053&lon=-97.0036&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 15, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153003
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70F0261
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70F0261

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4236  69/10/12   VICTORIA,TEX        GRUMMAN F6F         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 12500
        TIME - 1606                    N7861C              PX-  0  0  0  AIR SHOW/RACING           TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VICTORIA CO.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VICTORIA,TEX                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- NO GR WARNING HORN OR LIGHTS ON ACFT. COND OF HYD SYS NOT DETERMINED DUE DMG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7861C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7861C), registered now, S/N 94385, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN F6F
- Registry model: [Grumman F6F](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-f6f) (registry code 3950602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-2800 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-2800-series) (registry code 52026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Victoria Co.

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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