# Accident 20040402003789A: Gulstm G44, Bellingham, WA, April 2, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 2004, 13:00 local time
- Place: Bellingham, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.7775° N, 122.5281° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.7775&lon=-122.5281&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65914, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65914) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-44 (registry code 3951502, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-44) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Fairchild 6-440 series (registry code 26003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/fairchild-6-440-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM G44
- Reported engine: FCD 6440*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA04LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040402003789A

## Narrative

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

(-23) R/E PROP STARTED TO MALFUNCTION. PILOT ELECTED TO LAND IN THE HARBOR INSTEAD OF ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT BELLINGHAM AIRPORT. THE WATER WAS SHALLOWER THAN EXPECTED AND THE A/C SETTLED IN THE MUD. AS THE A/C SLOWED DOWN THE RIGHT WING SETTLED CAUSING THE R/H WING FLOAT TO DIG INTO THE MUD. THIS FORCED THE FLOAT AFT AND UP INTO THE TRAILING EDGE OF THE WING. DAMAGE CONSISTED OF THE AILERON, AND WING RIBS. WHEN THE A/C IS OUT OF THE WATER, AN INSPECTION CAN BE COMPLETED TO DETERMINE WHEY THERE WAS A PROP PROBLEM. IT APPEARS THAT THE R/H PROP LOST OIL PRESSURE TO IT.

## 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 SEA04LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA064), Apr 2, 2004: Grumman G-44 (N65914), Belliigham, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to select the proper touchdown point while conducting a forced landing. Factors included the #1 engine malfunction, the right propeller oil control valve leak, and the…

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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