# NTSB NYC67A0172: Grumman TBM-3E, N9595C, Tuckerton, NJ, June 2, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 2, 1967
- Place: Tuckerton, NJ · TUCKERTON, NJ
- Location: 39.5922° N, 74.3331° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tuckerton, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5922&lon=-74.3331&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 18, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116809
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67A0172
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67A0172

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0268   67/6/2    TUCKERTON,NJ        GRUMMAN TBM-3E      CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0608                    N9595C              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        AGE 44, 13406 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 101 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING FORESTS
          KIND OF CROP - FOREST-TREES                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - BELLY                             TERRAIN-TYPE -DENSE WITH TREES
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  20                  SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
          PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - THIRD 1/3 TURN
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9595C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9595C-2013-03-20), registration cancelled 2013-03-20, S/N 53479, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN TBM-3E
- Registry model: [Grumman TBM-3E](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-tbm-3e) (registry code 3950310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Wright C14AB AC BA](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-c14ab-ac-ba) (registry code 67030, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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