- Date
- August 31, 1974
- Place
- Ukiah, CA · UKIAH, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6177CGrumman F7F-3
- Status
- Completed · report October 8, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740831029709A
- Case key
- 134321
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2624 74/8/31 NR.UKIAH,CALIF GRUMMAN F7F-3 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 56, 10476 TIME - 1355 N6177C PX- 0 0 0 FIRE CONTROL TOTAL HOURS, 580 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION UKIAH,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- SEVERE GROUND FIRE FOLLOWED IMPACT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6177C
- Reported as
- Grumman F7F-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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