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Constructed as a TBM-3S by General Motors. |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 53804. |
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Transferred to VC 920. |
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Photographer: Unknown |
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Operated as fire service #E79. |
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To Aero Crop Corporation with new c/r N9710Z. |
From 1963 to 1965 |
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To Columbia Flying Service, Hollister, CA keeping c/r N9710Z. |
12 July 1965 |
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Involved in an incident.
Summarized NTSB narrative from report number LAX66A0007: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 15:10 hours. The damage was substantial. Incident occurred at the Sonoma County Airport, Santa Rosa, CA. Landed wheels up on touch down.
For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report. |
Circa August 1965 |
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To George C. Abell, Topanga CA keeping c/r N9710Z. |
July 1967 |
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Photographer: Alan Ayles
Notes: TBM-3E/3S/AS MK.3M tanker E-79 N9710Z is seen at placerville tanker base location placerville CA July 1967 |
September 1969 |
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Photographer: Gordon Reid
Notes: George Abells TBM N9710Z #E79 retired at Grass Valley CA September 1969. |
1970 |
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To Ralph M. Ponte, Grass Valley CA.
For restoration. |
28 December 1973 |
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To Military Aircraft Restoration Corp, Anaheim, CA keeping c/r N9710Z. |
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In the inventory of Military Aircraft Restoration Corporation (MARC)/David Tallichet, Anaheim, CA.
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Circa 1977 |
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Photographer: Dick Phillips Warbird Images Col. |
7 June 1977 |
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Certificate of airworthiness for NX9710Z (TBM-3E, 53804) issued. |
25 January 1978 |
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Involved in an incident.
Summarized NTSB narrative from report number DEN78FQA11: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 14:15 hours. The damage was substantial. The flight departed from Albuquerque, NM, with the destination Dallas, TX. The engine failed or malfunctioned while cruising. Landed wheels up on touch down. The factors included; intentional wheels up landing. There was complete power loss in the failure of one engine. The emergency circumstances included; forced off-airport landing on land...
For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report. |
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In the inventory of National Naval Aviation Museum-Loan Program, NAS Pensacola, Pensacola, FL.
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Loaned to USS Lexington, Corpus Christi, TX.
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1 January 2007 |
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Certificate of airworthiness for NX9710Z (TBM-3E, 53804) issued. |
17 January 2018 |
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Civil registration, N9710Z, cancelled. |
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