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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Gulstm G-44A · Big Lake, AK · July 30, 1983

Date
July 30, 1983 · 16:00 local
Place
Big Lake, AK
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N1423
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC83FA137
Reported as
Gulstm G44A
Reported engine
FCD 6440C5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
3,726 total420 in this make and model92 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Crashed into trees while buzzing boats on a lake and aiming at them on high speed water taxi. Pilot intoxicated.

As the FAA filed it

CRASHED INTO TREES WHILE BUZZING BOATS ON A LAKE AND AIMING AT THEM ON HIGH SPEED WATER TAXI. PILOT INTOXICATED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.