# Accident 20121007028529A: Grumman G-44, Dillingham, AK, October 7, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 2012, 17:15 local time
- Place: Dillingham, AK
- Airport: Dillingham
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: BPMC
- Location: 59.9722° N, 158.3503° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.9722&lon=-158.3503&mi=10
- Aircraft: N139F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N139F-2013-01-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-44 (registry code 3951502, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-44) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-44
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 30,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC13FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13FA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121007028529A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A WATER LANDING TO PICK UP PASSENGER. AIRCRAFT CIRCLED ISLAND MULTIPLE TIMES. ON THIS ATTEMPT AIRCRAFT ENTERED A LEFT BANK TURN AT LOW ALTITUDE CAUSING THE LEFT WING PYLON TO MAKE UNEXPECTED CONTACT WITH THE WATER. THIS CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO OVERCORRECT TO THE RIGHT AND CAUSING THE RIGHT WING TO CONTACT THE WATER. THIS ACTION CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO LOSE CONTROL AND CARTWHEEL. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST BELLY DOWN AND FLOATING ON THE WINGS. SOON AFTER THE AIRCRAFT SANK.

## 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 ANC13FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13FA001), Oct 8, 2012: Grumman G-44 (N139F), Aleknagik, AK, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to make multiple low passes over the glassy surface water, which resulted in an impact with the surface of the lake.

## Other reports on N139F (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20110821018149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110821018149A), Aug 21, 2011: Grumman G-44 (N139F), Dillingham, AK, Substantial damage. On 8/21/2011, Grumman G-44, N139F, was enroute to Dillingham Airport (padl) from the gci lodge located on lake nerka approximately 40.6 nautical miles…
- [Accident 19980902022179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980902022179A), Sep 2, 1998: Gulstm G44 (N139F), Dilligham, AK, Substantial damage. Freshwater adventures air taxi crashed en route and sustained subst. Damage other cirucmstances are unknown. (.19)on September 2, 1998, about 1002 Alaska…
- [Accident 19950610017849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950610017849A), Jun 10, 1995: Gulstm G44 (N139F), Dillingham, AK, Substantial damage. Fuel depleted left engine. Improper crossfeed procedure. Right engine quit also. Landed amphibian in small lake.

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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