Grumman TBM-3E N9599C
20 May 1971 · Mapleton, Iowa, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 20 May 1971 at about 15:30 local time, a Grumman TBM-3E registered N9599C, operated by Air Tankers, In, was involved in an accident during in flight near Mapleton, Iowa, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mapleton, Iowa, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Grumman TBM-3E
- Registration
- N9599C
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Air Tankers, In
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Ferry
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Casper, Wyo → New Brunswick, Can
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4041
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
CANOPY WAS OPEN.PLTS CHUTE DEPLOYED FROM WITHIN COCKPIT, CAUSE UNK, DRAPED OVER AFT CTL SURFACES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Grumman TBM-3E accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Aug 1971 | Grumman TBM-3E | Ojai, California, United States | Hemet Valley F | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1970 | Grumman TBM-3E | Arvin, California, United States | Hemet Valley F | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1970 | Grumman TBM-3E | Columbia, California, United States | Hemet Valley F | No injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 1970 | Grumman TBM-3E | Ramona, California, United States | Hemet Valley F | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Jun 1973 | Grumman TBM-3E | Fort Kent, Maine, United States | Johnson Flying | No injuries | - |
| 8 May 1969 | Grumman TBM-3E | Ironside, Oregon, United States | Ontario Applic | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |