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| Date: | Friday 22 May 1964 |
| Time: | 09:20 |
| Type: |  Grumman TBM-3U Avenger |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N7848C |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Rome Oregon -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Ex-US Navy Bu Aer No 91206. Crashed and destroyed near Rome Oregon 22/5/1964. Summarized NTSB narrative from report for event ID 81589: There was one fatality. Incident occurred at 09:20 hours. The airframe was destroyed. Stalled while turning around. A fire broke out after impact. Report remarks include: Temp 63f. Vortex turbulence induced stall
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=81589&key=0
http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries10.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 28-Feb-2013 14:23 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
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