# NTSB OAK67A0020: Grumman F7F-3, N6178C, Ukiah, CA, August 7, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 7, 1966
- Place: Ukiah, CA · UKIAH, CA
- Location: 39.1448° N, 123.2123° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ukiah, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1448&lon=-123.2123&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 10, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122393
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK67A0020
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK67A0020

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0643   66/8/7    UKIAH CALIF         GRUMMAN F7F-3       CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 6100
        TIME - 1417                    N6178C              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC FIRE CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 175 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - UKIAH MUNICIPAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                     300
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           2                                                       VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- PLT VISION PARTIALLY OBSCURED BY SMOKE DURING FIRE BORATE RUN.NO GEAR WARNING HORN INSTALLED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6178C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6178C), registered now, S/N 80483 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN F7F-3
- Registry model: [Grumman F7F-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-f7f-3) (registry code 3950704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney DW-CA series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-dw-ca-series) (registry code 52024, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ukiah Municipal

## Other investigations on N6178C (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 OAK7KFVD46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK7KFVD46), May 21, 1975: Grumman F7F (N6178C), Santa Rosa, 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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