UNK68X0105

NTSB accident investigation · Grumman TBM-3 · Agrinion, Greece · October 16, 1967

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
October 16, 1967
Place
Agrinion, Greece · AGRINION, Greece
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N68684Grumman TBM-3
Status
Completed · report June 19, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
112513

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0088  67/10/16   AGRINION,GREECE     GRUMMAN TBM-3       CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 5232
        TIME - 1542                    N68684              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 782 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATED AND REPORTED BY GOVT.OF GREECE. CAUSE OF FIRE UNDETERMINED.

Aircraft

Registration
N68684
Reported as
Grumman TBM-3
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.