19731111041519A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Gruman G44 · Dry Tortugas, FL · November 11, 1973

Date
November 11, 1973
Place
Dry Tortugas, FL
Airport
Garden Key
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2PS
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA74DKT52
Reported as
Gruman G44
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,874 total107 in this make and model144 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Corrosion found on elev cable,cleaned and coated with rust prev. Cable bkn 12IN fwd of insp area.

As the FAA filed it

CORROSION FOUND ON ELEV CABLE,CLEANED AND COATED WITH RUST PREV.CABLE BKN 12IN FWD OF INSP AREA.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.