# NTSB OAK75FVG70: Grumman TBM-3, N9586Z, Winters, CA, May 23, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 23, 1975
- Place: Winters, CA · WINTERS, CA
- Location: 38.5333° N, 121.9755° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winters, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5333&lon=-121.9755&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 10, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148907
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK75FVG70
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75FVG70

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1272  75/5/23  NR.WINTERS,CA         GRUMMAN TBM-3       CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1225                    N9586Z              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        AGE 51, 13000 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 250 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - YOLO COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         WINTERS,CA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: THROTTLE-POWER LEVER ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - TOMATOES                                  TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - AFT OF PILOT                      TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  100                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
        REMARKS- BOLT MISSING FROM CARB THROTTLE CTL ARM.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9586Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9586Z), registered now, S/N 85886, built 1945 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN TBM-3
- Registry model: [Grumman TBM-3E](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-tbm-3e) (registry code 3950310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Wright R-2600 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r-2600-series) (registry code 67050, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Yolo County

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750523014779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750523014779A), May 23, 1975: Gruman TBM3EAIRTRD, Winters, CA, Substantial damage. Bolt missing from carb throttle ctl arm.

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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