# NTSB LAX70DUJ42: Grumman TBM, N9926Z, White River, AZ, June 6, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 6, 1970
- Place: White River, AZ · WHITE RIVER, AZ
- Location: 33.8398° N, 109.9608° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Whiteriver, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8398&lon=-109.9608&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 25, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124357
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX70DUJ42
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70DUJ42

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9926Z-1970-08-27), registration cancelled 1970-08-27, S/N 91474 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN TBM
- Registry model: [Grumman TBM-3E](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-tbm-3e) (registry code 3950310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: White River

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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