# NTSB LAX79FUM11: Grumman F6F, N100TF, San Marcos, CA, April 3, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 3, 1979
- Place: San Marcos, CA · SAN MARCOS, CA
- Location: 33.1338° N, 117.1706° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Marcos, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1338&lon=-117.1706&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 17, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137211
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX79FUM11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUM11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2041   79/4/3    SAN MARCOS,CA       GRUMMAN F6F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 4500
        TIME - 1245                    N100TF              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CARLSBAD,CA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N100TF](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N100TF), registered now, S/N 447 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN F6F
- 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: Destroyed

## 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 19790403016409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790403016409A), Apr 3, 1979: Gruman F6FJENNINGS, San Marcos, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot claims engine failure. Hit ditches and trees during landing. No engine malfunction found.

## 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 LAX77DUG13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77DUG13), Dec 4, 1976: Grumman F6F-5 (N100TF), Elsinore, CA, 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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