# Accident 19771018039539A: Gruman G44A, Cat Cay, October 18, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 1977
- Place: Cat Cay
- Airport: Cat Cay
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Aircraft: N8H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAN G44A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 55 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA78OKT01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78OKT01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771018039539A

## Narrative

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

INVEST UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF BAHAMAS.

## 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 MIA78OKT01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78OKT01), Oct 18, 1977: Grumman G44A (N8H), Cat Cay, Burkina Faso, 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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