# Accident 19740716026269A: Gruman G44, Sandy, OR, July 16, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 1974
- Place: Sandy, OR
- Airport: Mckinnon
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 45.3981° N, 122.2688° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sandy, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3981&lon=-122.2688&mi=10
- Aircraft: N708C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N708C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-44 (registry code 3951502, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-44) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GO-435C&D series (registry code 41521, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-435c-d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAN G44
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA75FYC04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75FYC04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740716026269A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 SEA75FYC04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75FYC04), Jul 16, 1974: Grumman G-44 (N708C), Sandy, OR, 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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