# NTSB NYC73DNG75: Grumman TBM-3E, N7014C, Fort Kent, ME, June 4, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 4, 1973
- Place: Fort Kent, ME · FORT KENT, ME
- Location: 47.2517° N, 68.5872° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Kent, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2517&lon=-68.5872&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 18, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190395
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73DNG75
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73DNG75

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1341   73/6/4    FORT KENT,ME        GRUMMAN TBM-3E      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 5205
        TIME - 0500                    N7014C              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 1410 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FORT KENT,ME                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - GLASSY WATER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
         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-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - AFT OF PILOT                      TERRAIN-TYPE -DENSE WITH TREES
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  600                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
          PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - FIRST 1/3 TURN
        REMARKS- INSIDE ACFT OF 3 ACFT WINGTIP-TO-WINGTIP FORMATION FLIGHT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7014C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7014C-1975-02-06), registration cancelled 1975-02-06, S/N 85836 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN TBM-3E
- Registry model: [Grumman TBM-3E](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-tbm-3e) (registry code 3950310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19730604014749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730604014749A), Jun 4, 1973: Gruman TBM3AIRTRD, Fort Kent, ME, Substantial damage. Inside acft of 3 acft wingtip-to-wingtip formation flight.

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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