# NTSB LAX77DUG13: Grumman F6F-5, N100TF, Elsinore, CA, December 4, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 4, 1976
- Place: Elsinore, CA · ELSINORE, CA
- Location: 33.6681° N, 117.3273° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Elsinore, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6681&lon=-117.3273&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 11, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156396
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX77DUG13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77DUG13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3428   76/12/4   ELSINORE,CA         GRUMMAN F6F-5       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 4300
        TIME - 1600                    N100TF              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKYLARK ARPT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CARLSBAD,CA                 ELSINORE,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - LOOSE GRAVEL
        REMARKS- PLT ATTMPTD TO USE RWY SHOULDER TO START 180 DEG TURNAROUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N100TF](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N100TF), registered now, S/N 447 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN F6F-5
- Registry model: [Grumman G-32A](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-32a) (registry code 3951304) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Wright R-1820 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r-1820-series) (registry code 67020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Skylark Arpt

## 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 19761204037949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761204037949A), Dec 4, 1976: Gruman F6FJENNING, Elsinore, CA, Substantial damage. Plt attmptd to use rwy shoulder to start 180 deg turnaround.

## Other investigations on N100TF (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 LAX79FUM11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUM11), Apr 3, 1979: Grumman F6F (N100TF), San Marcos, CA, destroyed

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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