# Accident 19860826043239A: Gulstm G44A, Hawthorne, FL, August 26, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 1986, 16:43 local time
- Place: Hawthorne, FL
- Airport: Orange Lake
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.5903° N, 82.0797° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5903&lon=-82.0797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1629H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM G44A
- Reported engine: LYC GO480B1D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,246 total, 89 in this make and model, 145 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA86LA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA243) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860826043239A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE SEAPLANE DURING ABORT ON A LAKE. INVESTIGATOR FOUND SILICONE IN FUEL FILTER AND TANK.

## 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 MIA86LA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA243), Aug 26, 1986: Grumman G-44A (N1629H), Hawthorne, FL, 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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