# Accident 19940802020109A: Gruman HU16, St Ignace, MI, August 2, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 1994, 13:40 local time
- Place: St Ignace, MI
- Airport: Mackinac County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.8601° N, 84.7192° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8601&lon=-84.7192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7025N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7025N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman HU-16 (registry code 3950405, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-hu-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright R-1820 series (registry code 67020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r-1820-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAN HU16
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 78 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94FA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94FA262) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940802020109A

## Narrative

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

WHEN REVERSE PITCH SELECTED PROPELLER FAILED TO GO INTO REVERSE PITCH.

## 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 CHI94FA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94FA262), Aug 2, 1994: Grumman HU-16 (N7025N), St. Ignace, MI, minor damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO FOLLOW GOOD SEAPLANE OPERATING PRACTICES BY TAXIING WITH POWER AT FORWARD THRUST, WITH A TAILWIND, AT A SPEED THAT NECESSITATED USING REVERSE THRUST TO ARREST THE EXCESSIVE…

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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