# Accident 19890710021539A: Gulstm G44, Pahokee, FL, July 10, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 1989, 18:15 local time
- Place: Pahokee, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.8107° N, 80.6598° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.8107&lon=-80.6598&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4453, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4453-2023-02-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman SCAN TYPE 30 (registry code 3951602, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-scan-type-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming R680 (registry code 41540, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-r680) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM G44
- Reported engine: LYC R68013
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,200 total, 40 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA191) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890710021539A

## Narrative

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

SHALLOW WATER LANDING CAUSED AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER. PILOT BELIEVES HIT A MUD BANK CAUSING FLOAT DIP AND CARTWHEEL.

## 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 MIA89LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA191), Jul 10, 1989: Grumman G-44 (N4453), Pahokee, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADVERTENT LOSS OF AIRPLANE CONTROL, WHILE ON THE WATER, WHICH RESULTED IN A SWERVE AND SUBSEQUENT ACCIDENT.

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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