# Accident 19830805039429A: Gruman SCANTYPE30, Fond Du Lac, WI, August 5, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1983, 08:37 local time
- Place: Fond Du Lac, WI
- Airport: Winnebago
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0207° N, 88.6193° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0207&lon=-88.6193&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7775C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7775C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman SCAN TYPE 30 (registry code 3951602, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-scan-type-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming R680E series (registry code 41545, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-r680e-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAN SCANTYPE30
- Reported engine: LYC R680E1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83FA362](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83FA362) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830805039429A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT MAIN GEAR ACTUATOR ROD CLEVIS FRACTURED, ALLOWED GEAR TO EXTEND ON WATER LANDING. YAWED, WING TIP HIT WATER.

## 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 CHI83FA362](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83FA362), Aug 5, 1983: Grumman Scan Type 30 (N7775C), Fond Du Lac, WI, destroyed

## Other reports on N7775C (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19770604021319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770604021319A), Jun 4, 1977: Gruman SCANTYPE30 (N7775C), Okeechobee, FL, Substantial damage. Aircraft landed in lake with right gear partially extended.

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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