# NTSB LAX66A0007: Grumman TBM-3E, N9710Z, Santa Rosa, CA, July 12, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 12, 1965
- Place: Santa Rosa, CA · SANTA ROSA, CA
- Location: 38.4405° N, 122.7144° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Rosa, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4405&lon=-122.7144&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 10, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177283
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX66A0007
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66A0007

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0667  65/7/12    SANTA ROSA CALIF    GRUMMAN TBM-3E      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 6600
        TIME - 1510                    N9710Z              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC FIRE CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 21 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SONOMA COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9710Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9710Z-2018-01-17), registration cancelled 2018-01-17, S/N 53804, built 1945 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN TBM-3E
- Registry model: [Grumman TBM-3E](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-tbm-3e) (registry code 3950310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Wright R-2600 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r-2600-series) (registry code 67050, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sonoma County

## Other investigations on N9710Z (1)

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.

- [NTSB DEN78FQA11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FQA11), Jan 25, 1978: Grumman TBM-3E (N9710Z), Moriarty, NM, substantial damage

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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