- Date
- September 6, 1966
- Place
- Elko, NV · ELKO, NV
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6894CGrumman TBM
- Status
- Completed · report April 5, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 121470
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0783 66/9/6 ELKO NEV GRUMMAN TBM CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 5300 TIME - 1454 N6894C PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC FIRE CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 240 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ELKO MUNICIPAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 10000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) THUNDERSTORM OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND BLOWING DUST LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 190 30 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IN AREA.CROSSWIND GUSTY 30 TO 41 KNOTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6894C
- Reported as
- Grumman TBM
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Elko Municipal
N6894CRegistration cancelled Feb 4, 2017 · Grumman TBM-3EAirframe modelGrumman TBM-3EEngine modelWright C14AB AC BA
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