# Accident 19781031044059A: Gruman G44A, Cordova, AK, October 31, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 1978
- Place: Cordova, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Location: 60.5428° N, 145.7575° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cordova, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.5428&lon=-145.7575&mi=10
- Aircraft: N444W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N444W-2012-07-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-44A (registry code 3951508, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-44a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAN G44A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,974 total, 380 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC79DA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781031044059A

## Narrative

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

RECOVERY DATE-5/21/79.

## 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 ANC79DA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DA015), Oct 31, 1978: Grumman G-44A (N444W), Cordova, AK, destroyed, 3 fatal

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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