# NTSB SEA69F0065: Grumman TBF, N5635N, Graham, ID, August 9, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 9, 1968
- Place: Graham, ID · GRAHAM, ID
- Location: 43.9688° N, 115.2745° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Graham, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9688&lon=-115.2745&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 17, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108566
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA69F0065
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA69F0065

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3576   68/8/9    GRAHAM,ID           GRUMMAN TBF         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 3600
        TIME - 1430                    N5635N              PX-  0  0  0  FIRE CONTROL              TOTAL HOURS, 52 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      9500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                     225
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           25                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5635N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5635N-1974-05-16), registration cancelled 1974-05-16, S/N A20-260 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN TBF
- Registry model: [Grumman TBM-1C](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-tbm-1c) (registry code 3950901) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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