Incident Grumman TBM-3E Avenger C-GLEI,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 177245
 
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Date:Thursday 8 May 1975
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic TBM model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Grumman TBM-3E Avenger
Owner/operator:Forest Protection Limited
Registration: C-GLEI
MSN: 3369
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Cains River near Dunphy Airstrip, New Brunswick -   Canada
Phase: Approach
Nature:Ferry/positioning
Departure airport:Fredricton, New Brunswick (YCF)
Destination airport:Dunphy Airstrip, New Brunswick
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Avenger 53307 had been modified as an aerial spraying tanker after its USN service. The aircraft was being ferried from Fredricton to Dunphy Airfield, near Blackville, New Brunswick. On approach to the Dunphy Airfield, the engine failed and the pilot ditched the aircraft into the Cains River, short of the runway. The aircraft was only partly submerged and the pilot escaped uninjured. The aircraft was written off. Investigation found that the rear bearing in the supercharger had failed.

Sources:

https://nbavengers.com/gldx-glex-series-go-series-canadausa/series-canadausa/53307-n9078z-glei-sis-qfpl-e26/
Joe Baugher: USN 53307, N9078Z, C-GLEI

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
1 January 1970 N9078Z SiS-Q Flying Service 0 Babbitt's Meadow, New Brunswick sub

Revision history:

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24-Jun-2015 05:29 yukonjack Added

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