LAX70DUJ42

NTSB accident investigation · Grumman TBM · White River, AZ · June 6, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 6, 1970
Place
White River, AZ · WHITE RIVER, AZ
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N9926ZGrumman TBM
Status
Completed · report March 25, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
124357

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2450   70/6/6    WHITE RIVER,ARIZ    GRUMMAN TBM         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1200                    N9926Z              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC FIRE CTL ACTIVITY   52, 12000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            210 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WHITE RIVER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WHITE RIVER,ARIZ            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PLT RPRTD L TIRE OR WHEEL FAILED.HIT ROCKS ADJ RWY DUE TO RWY REPAIRS.ACFT DESTROYED BY FIRE.

Aircraft

Registration
N9926Z
Reported as
Grumman TBM
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
White River

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.