# NTSB UNK64X3729: Grumman TBM3, N9078Z, Oroville, CA, September 2, 1964

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 2, 1964
- Place: Oroville, CA · OROVILLE, CA
- Location: 39.4952° N, 121.5599° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oroville, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4952&lon=-121.5599&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 10, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181552
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X3729
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3729

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0008   64/9/2    OROVILLE CALIF      GRUMMAN TBM3        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 3670
        TIME - 1601                    N9078Z              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC FIRE CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 84 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OROVILLE MUN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9078Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9078Z-1974-12-16), registration cancelled 1974-12-16, S/N 53307 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN TBM3
- Registry model: [Grumman TBM-3E](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-tbm-3e) (registry code 3950310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Oroville Mun

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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