Grumman TBM-3E N7229C
30 August 1971 · Ojai, California, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 30 August 1971 at about 16:30 local time, a Grumman TBM-3E registered N7229C, operated by Hemet Valley F, was involved in an accident during in flight near Ojai, California, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ojai, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Grumman TBM-3E
- Registration
- N7229C
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Hemet Valley F
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Fire Control Related Flight
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Paso Robles, Calif → Goleta, Calif
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4492
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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
REAR MASTER ROD BEARING FAILED,#3 CONROD FAILED, FIRE BROKE OUT, CRASH LNDD IN PLOWED FLD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Grumman TBM-3E accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 May 1971 | Grumman TBM-3E | Mapleton, Iowa, United States | Air Tankers, In | Fatal | 1 |
| 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 | - |