# Accident 19770810026739A: Gruman G44A, Cassopolis, MI, August 10, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1977
- Place: Cassopolis, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 41.9125° N, 86.0041° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cassopolis, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9125&lon=-86.0041&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1629H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAN G44A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,501 total, 16 in this make and model, 400 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI77FET32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FET32) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770810026739A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED ON ATTEMPTED T/O AFTER PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON LAKE.LEAKS IN HULL SEAMS.

## 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 CHI77FET32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FET32), Aug 10, 1977: Grumman G-44A (N1629H), Cassopolis, MI, 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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