# Accident 19731111041519A: Gruman G44, Dry Tortugas, FL, November 11, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 1973
- Place: Dry Tortugas, FL
- Airport: Garden Key
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 24.6652° N, 82.8554° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dry Tortugas, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=24.6652&lon=-82.8554&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2PS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAN G44
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,874 total, 107 in this make and model, 144 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA74DKT52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKT52) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731111041519A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 MIA74DKT52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKT52), Nov 11, 1973: Grumman G-44 (N2PS), Dry Tortugas, FL, substantial damage

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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