# NTSB UNK64X4040: Grumman TBM, N6447C, Beowawe, NV, September 18, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 18, 1964
- Place: Beowawe, NV · BEOWAWE, NV
- Location: 40.5927° N, 116.4773° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beowawe, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5927&lon=-116.4773&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 17, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184171
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X4040
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X4040

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-1023  64/9/18  NR.BEOWAWE NEV        GRUMMAN TBM         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 3100
        TIME - 1418                    N6447C              PX-  0  0  0  FIRE CONTROL              TOTAL HOURS, 600 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: EN ROUTE TO RELOADING AREA
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6447C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6447C), registered now, S/N 53575, built 1945 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN TBM
- 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

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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