- Date
- June 7, 1966
- Place
- Grass Valley, CA · GRASS VALLEY, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7628CGrumman F7F
- Status
- Completed · report January 25, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 171558
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0475 66/6/7 GRASS VALLEY CALI GRUMMAN F7F CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 9058 TIME - 1430 N7628C PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LOMA RICA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE REMARKS- PLT CONCERNED WITH FLAP PROBLEM.GRND CONT.ADVISED GEAR WAS UP BUT ACFT RADIO NOT ON COMPANY FREQ.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7628C
- Reported as
- Grumman F7F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Loma Rica
N7628CRegistration cancelled Aug 14, 2012 · Grumman F7F-3Airframe modelGrumman F7F-3Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
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