Grumman F8F N7957C
23 August 1968 · Mercedes, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 23 August 1968 at about 13:00 local time, a Grumman F8F registered N7957C, operated by Confederate AI, was involved in an accident during in flight near Mercedes, Texas, 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 13:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mercedes, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Rebel Field
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Grumman F8F
- Registration
- N7957C
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Confederate AI
- Operating rule
- Flying Club
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3490
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
GR DID NOT HAVE TIME TO FULLY EXTEND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Grumman F8F accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Dec 1968 | Grumman F8F-2 | Willoughby, Ohio, United States | Kucera Assoc | Fatal | 1 |
| 26 Apr 1969 | Grumman F8F-1 | Madison, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1967 | Grumman F8F-2 | So.spafford, New York, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Aug 1966 | Grumman F8F | Amarillo Tex, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Jun 1971 | Grumman F8F-2 | No.kingstown, Rhode Island, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Jul 1971 | Grumman F8F-2 | San Ysidro, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Baytown, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1968 | Cessna 150 | Mounds, Oklahoma, United States | Riverside Airl | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Laurel, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1968 | Piper J5A | Valparaiso, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1968 | Mooney M20D | Santa Rosa, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 1968 | Cessna 182 | Medford, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |