Grumman F7F-3 N6178C
7 August 1966 · Ukiah Calif, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 7 August 1966 at about 14:17 local time, a Grumman F7F-3 registered N6178C, operated by Cal-Nat Airway, was involved in an accident during in flight near Ukiah Calif, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:17
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ukiah Calif, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Ukiah Municipal
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Grumman F7F-3
- Registration
- N6178C
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Cal-Nat Airway
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Fire Control Related Flight
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-0643
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
PLT VISION PARTIALLY OBSCURED BY SMOKE DURING FIRE BORATE RUN.NO GEAR WARNING HORN INSTALLED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Grumman F7F accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Jun 1966 | Grumman F7F | Grass Valley Cali, California, United States | Cal-Nat Airway | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Jun 1964 | Grumman F7F-3 | Truckee Calif, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 15 May 1972 | Grumman F7F | Santa Rosa, California, United States | Sis-Q Flying S | No injuries | - |
| 21 Oct 1974 | Grumman F7F-3 | Rohnerville, California, United States | Sis-Q Fly Serv | Fatal | 1 |
| 31 Aug 1974 | Grumman F7F-3 | Ukiah, California, United States | Sis-Q-Flying S | Fatal | 1 |
| 26 Sep 1974 | Grumman F7F | Fortuna, California, United States | Sis-Q Flying S | Fatal | 1 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar 1966 | Hughes 269A | Fort Collins Colo, Colorado, United States | Kensair Corp. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1966 | Piper PA-22 | Lake City Fla, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1966 | Brantly B-2 | N.platte Nebr, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1966 | Grumman TBM | Elko Nev, Nevada, United States | Sonora Avaitio | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 1966 | Cessna 182 | Plankinton S Dak, South Dakota, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Jan 1966 | Cessna 140A | Geneva Ny, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |