# NTSB OAK68A0041: Grumman TBM-3, N9083Z, Red Bluff, CA, November 7, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 7, 1967
- Place: Red Bluff, CA · RED BLUFF, CA
- Location: 40.1735° N, 122.2415° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Red Bluff, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1735&lon=-122.2415&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 13, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113474
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK68A0041
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK68A0041

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0743   67/11/7   RED BLUFF,CALIF     GRUMMAN TBM-3       CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1637                    N9083Z              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 34, 2395 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            75 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BIDWELL FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
        REMARKS- FLT WAS TO DISPOSE OF UNWANTED FIRE RETARDENT IN TANKS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9083Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9083Z-1973-11-15), registration cancelled 1973-11-15, S/N 53492 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN TBM-3
- Registry model: [Grumman TBM-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-tbm-3) (registry code 3950308) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bidwell Field

## Other investigations on N9083Z (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 OAK74AP006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74AP006), Aug 2, 1973: Grumman TBM-3 (N9083Z), Chester, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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