# NTSB FTW71FQG35: Grumman J2F-6, N1196N, Amarillo, TX, September 14, 1970

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 14, 1970
- 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: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 19, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158812
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71FQG35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71FQG35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0034  70/9/14    AMARILLO,TEX        GRUMMAN J2F-6       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 5148
        TIME - 1700                    N1196N              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 24 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AMARILLO MUN.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CORRODED/CORROSION
        REMARKS- CORROSION WEAKENED TAILWHEEL FORK BENT CAUSING TAILWHEEL TIRE TO BLOW OUT.WING TIPS,FLOATS DMGD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1196N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1196N-2013-07-16), registration cancelled 2013-07-16, S/N 36976, built 1944 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN J2F-6
- Registry model: [Grumman J2F6](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-j2f6) (registry code 3950208) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Wright 1820G-2-3&5](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-1820g-2-3-5) (registry code 67025, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Amarillo 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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