# Accident 19940825023299A: Gulstm G44A, Nantucket, MA, August 25, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 1994, 15:07 local time
- Place: Nantucket, MA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2714° N, 70.0959° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nantucket, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2714&lon=-70.0959&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1471N (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM G44A
- Reported engine: LYC GO480*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO94LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA151) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940825023299A

## Narrative

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

DURING ON STEP WATER TAKEOFF. SAW A SWELL. VEERED RIGHT FLOAT UNDER WATER. CUT POWER ROCKED OPPOSITE. NOSED OVER.

## 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 BFO94LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA151), Aug 25, 1994: Grumman G-44 (N1471N), Nantucket, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE ROUGH WATER.

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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