# Accident 19770604021319A: Gruman SCANTYPE30, Okeechobee, FL, June 4, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 1977
- Place: Okeechobee, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 27.2416° N, 80.8293° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Okeechobee, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.2416&lon=-80.8293&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7775C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7775C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman SCAN TYPE 30 (registry code 3951602, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-scan-type-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming R680E series (registry code 41545, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-r680e-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAN SCANTYPE30
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,505 total, 26 in this make and model, 57 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA77FKT43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FKT43) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770604021319A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LANDED IN LAKE WITH RIGHT GEAR PARTIALLY EXTENDED.

## 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 MIA77FKT43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FKT43), Jun 4, 1977: Grumman G-44A (N7775C), Okeechobee, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7775C (1)

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

- [Accident 19830805039429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830805039429A), Aug 5, 1983: Gruman SCANTYPE30 (N7775C), Fond Du Lac, WI, Destroyed. Right main gear actuator rod clevis fractured, allowed gear to extend on water landing. Yawed, wing tip hit water.

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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