# NTSB LAX76FUJ23: Grumman F8F-2, N7701C, Flagstaff, AZ, September 16, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 16, 1975
- Place: Flagstaff, AZ · FLAGSTAFF, AZ
- Location: 35.1981° N, 111.6513° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Flagstaff, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1981&lon=-111.6513&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 23, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150797
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX76FUJ23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FUJ23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2745  75/9/16    FLAGSTAFF,AZ        GRUMMAN F8F-2       CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1100                    N7701C              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  49, 23000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PULLIAM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RENO,NV                     FLAGSTAFF,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISCALCULATED FUEL CONSUMPTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- RTN FLT FM AIR RACE ACFT STRUCK EMBANKMENT 100 FT FM RWY 21 APCH END.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7701C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7701C-1996-06-06), registration cancelled 1996-06-06, S/N 122708 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN F8F-2
- Registry model: [Grumman F8F-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-f8f-2) (registry code 3950802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Pulliam

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750916029989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750916029989A), Sep 16, 1975: Gruman F8F2ACME, Flagstaff, AZ, Destroyed. Rtn flt fm air race acft struck embankment 100 ft fm rwy 21 apch end.

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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