ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 37717
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| Date: | Monday 4 August 1986 |
| Time: | 10:10 |
| Type: |  Grumman TBM-3E Avenger |
| Owner/operator: | Professional Aircraft Sales Co |
| Registration: | N6581D |
| MSN: | 53760 |
| Engine model: | WRIGHT R2600-20 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Brooklyn, CT -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Danielson, CT (5B3) |
| Calverton, NY (CTO) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE ACFT WAS BEING FLOWN TO THE OWNER'S RESIDENCE WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF BLACK AND WHITE SMOKE WAS OBSERVED EMITTING FROM THE ENG COWLING AND THE ENG WAS HEARD SPUTTERING. ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, THE ACFT LEVELED OFF AT AN ALT OF APRX 250-400 FT AGL AND BEGAN A LEFT TURN BACK TOWARD THE ARPT. A WITNESS STATED THE ACFT THEN ROLLED INVERTED AND DESCENDED TO IMPACT WITH THE TERRAIN. ACFT IMPACTED AT 10:19 EST. POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED THE #8 AND #10 PISTON HEADS EACH HAD A HOLE BURNED THROUGH THEM.PISTON #1, #13, #14, #2, AND #3 ALSO SHOWED SIGNS OF HEAT DAMAGE. THE LAST ANNUAL INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED ON SEPTEMBER 7, 1983. THE ACFT HAD BEEN ISSUED A FERRY PERMIT FOR THIS flight. PROBABLE CAUSE OF ACCIDENT IS UNKNOWN.
Sources:
NTSB: https://app.ntsb.gov/pdfgenerator/ReportGeneratorFile.ashx?EventID=20001213X34583&AKey=1&RType=HTML&IType=FA
https://www.nytimes.com/1986/08/05/obituaries/grumman-s-chief-test-pilot-dies-in-crash-of-world-war-ii-bomber.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 11-Aug-2022 12:08 | gerard57 | Updated [Source] |
| 06-Apr-2024 06:32 | BRD8 | Updated [Phase, Source, Narrative] |
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