# Accident 19780214019519A: Gruman G44, Pilot Point, AK, February 14, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 14, 1978
- Place: Pilot Point, AK
- Airport: Pilot Point
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 57.5804° N, 157.5720° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PILOT POINT (PNP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.5804&lon=-157.5720&mi=10
- Aircraft: N37189, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N37189-2012-09-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-44 (registry code 3951502, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-44) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GO-480 series (registry code 41527, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-480-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAN G44
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,000 total, 3,700 in this make and model, 195 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC78DA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780214019519A

## Narrative

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

COMPANY SPECIAL VFR,GUST TO 10KTS.R MAIN L/G RETRACT STRUT FAILED

## 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 ANC78DA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DA020), Feb 14, 1978: Grumman G-44 (N37189), Pilot Point, AK, 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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