Grumman TBM-3 N7410C
18 April 1967 · Arden, North Carolina, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 April 1967 at about 11:00 local time, a Grumman TBM-3 registered N7410C, operated by Stencel Aero E, was involved in an accident during in flight near Arden, North Carolina, 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 11:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Arden, North Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Asheville
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Grumman TBM-3
- Registration
- N7410C
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Stencel Aero E
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Test
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-0336
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
DIVING RUN, LOAD EJECTION TEST.PILOT CHUTE DEPLOYED PREMATURELY, JERKED DUMMY LOAD INTO ACFT BELLY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Nov 1967 | Grumman TBM-3 | Red Bluff, California, United States | Aero Union COR | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 1967 | Grumman TBM-3 | Coalinga, California, United States | Sis-Q Flying S | No injuries | - |
| 16 Oct 1967 | Grumman TBM-3 | Agrinion, Europe | Maron Air Serv | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jun 1967 | Grumman TBM-3 | Maleme, Europe | Agair Internat | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 1964 | Grumman TBM-3 | Gibbonsville Id, Idaho, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Aug 1973 | Grumman TBM-3 | Chester, California, United States | Aero Union COR | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Mar 1967 | Boeing B-720 | Sheridan, Wyoming, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Jan 1967 | Piper PA-23 | San Mateo Calif, California, United States | Air, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 5 Jul 1967 | Cessna 150 | Watkins, Colorado, United States | Alpine Aviatio | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1967 | Cessna 172E | Ea.hampton, Connecticut, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1967 | Cessna 172 | Matagorda Is. Tex, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 25 Jan 1967 | Cessna 150 | Sapphire, North Carolina, United States | Executive Avia | No injuries | - |