Accident · 2006-07-30

NTSB case CHI06FA206 · Grumman TBM-3 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2006-07-30
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: Grumman TBM-3 (N420GP)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

The Avenger pilot's visual lookout was indequate and he failed to maintain clearance from the RV-6. Contributing factors were the Avenger's restricted visibility and the RV-6.

Source: NTSB case CHI06FA206

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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