Grumman F6F N7861C
12 October 1969 · Victoria, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 12 October 1969 at about 16:06 local time, a Grumman F6F registered N7861C was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Victoria, Texas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:06
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Victoria, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Victoria Co.
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Grumman F6F
- Registration
- N7861C
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Air Show/Air Racing
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4236
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
NO GR WARNING HORN OR LIGHTS ON ACFT. COND OF HYD SYS NOT DETERMINED DUE DMG.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Grumman F6F accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Dec 1976 | Grumman F6F-5 | Elsinore, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 1977 | Grumman F6F-3 | Canby, Oregon, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Apr 1979 | Grumman F6F | San Marcos, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Oct 2005 | Grumman F6F | Monterey, Tennessee, United States | Arthur St Clair Vance | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb 1969 | Piper PA-28 | Lacosta Is, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1969 | Cessna 310 | Orlando, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1969 | Luscombe 8A | Sedalia, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1969 | Beechcraft H35 | Union Lake, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1969 | Piper PA-22 | Midlothian, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 1969 | Taylr Titch M-3 | Watkins, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |