# Accident 19830730039979A: Gulstm G44A, Big Lake, AK, July 30, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1983, 16:00 local time
- Place: Big Lake, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.1606° N, 149.9907° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1606&lon=-149.9907&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1423, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1423-2005-07-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-44A (registry code 3951508, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-44a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Fairchild 6-440 series (registry code 26003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/fairchild-6-440-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM G44A
- Reported engine: FCD 6440C5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,726 total, 420 in this make and model, 92 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC83FA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83FA137) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830730039979A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ANC83FA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83FA137), Jul 31, 1983: Grumman G-44A (N1423), Big Lake, AK, destroyed, 1 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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