# Accident 19830419016539A: Gulstm G44, Fond Du Lac, WI, April 19, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 1983, 17:40 local time
- Place: Fond Du Lac, WI
- Airport: Lake Winnebago
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.7696° N, 88.4402° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7696&lon=-88.4402&mi=10
- Aircraft: N99431, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N99431) (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: GULSTM G44
- Reported engine: LYC GO480*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 420 total, 120 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA173) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830419016539A

## Narrative

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

HAD MINOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. PREOCCUPIED, LANDED IN A LAKE WITH AMPHIBIOUS GEAR DOWN. FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 CHI83LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA173), Apr 19, 1983: Grumman G-44 (N99431), Fond Du Lac, WI, 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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