# Accident 19790527022979A: Gruman SCANTYPE30, Skykomish, WA, May 27, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 1979
- Place: Skykomish, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.7099° N, 121.3573° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Skykomish, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.7099&lon=-121.3573&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4451, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4451-1982-08-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-44A (registry code 3951508, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-44a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAN SCANTYPE30
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 712 total, 49 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA79FAMS5](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FAMS5), [NTSB SEA79FA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790527022979A

## Narrative

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

ATTEMPTED VFR FLIGHT IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. FLEW INTO TREES ON CLOUD-COVERED MOUNTAIN.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (2)

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 SEA79FAMS5](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FAMS5), May 27, 1979: Grumman TYPE30 (N4451), Missing Aircraft, destroyed, 4 fatal
- [NTSB SEA79FA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FA047), May 27, 1979: Grumman SCAN30 (N4451), Skykomish, WA, destroyed, 4 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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