Grumman TBM-3E N6581D

Summary

On 4 August 1986 at about 14:10 local time, a Grumman TBM-3E registered N6581D, operated by Professional Aircraft Sales Co, was involved in an accident near Brooklyn, Connecticut, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

4 August 1986 at 14:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Brooklyn, Connecticut, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Grumman TBM-3E

Registration

N6581D

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Professional Aircraft Sales Co

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Ferry

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Danielson → Calverton

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC86FA196

1 person died.

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

THE ACFT WAS BEING FLOWN TO THE OWNER'S RESIDENCE WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF BLACK AND WHITE SMOKE WAS OBSERVED EMITTING FROM THE ENG COWLING AND THE ENG WAS HEARD SPUTTERING. ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, THE ACFT LEVELED OFF AT AN ALT OF APRX 250-400 FT AGL AND BEGAN A LEFT TURN BACK TOWARD THE ARPT. A WITNESS STATED THE ACFT THEN ROLLED INVERTED AND DESCENDED TO IMPACT WITH THE TERRAIN. POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED THE #8 AND #10 PISTON HEADS EACH HAD A HOLE BURNED THROUGH THEM.PISTON #1, #13, #14, #2, AND #3 ALSO SHOWED SIGNS OF HEAT DAMAGE. THE LAST ANNUAL INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED ON SEPTEMBER 7, 1983. THE ACFT HAD BEEN ISSUED A FERRY PERMIT FOR THIS FLT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.