# Accident 19730908030219A: Gruman G44, Farewell, AK, September 8, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 1973
- Place: Farewell, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Aircraft: N63350, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N63350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-44 (registry code 3951502, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-44) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GO-480 series (registry code 41527, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-480-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAN G44
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,883 total, 769 in this make and model, 182 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC74AA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74AA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730908030219A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

COMPANY FLT PLAN.PORPOISED FOLLOWING ABORT.WND VRBL.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC74AA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74AA031), Sep 8, 1973: Grumman G-44S (N63350), Farewell, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N63350 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19910907044549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910907044549A), Sep 7, 1991: Gulstm G44 (N63350), Metaline Falls, WA, Substantial damage. Set amphibian parking brake at mooring. Overlooked brake on for landing at airport. Veered off runway. Nosed over.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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