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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Grumman G-44 · Catskill, NY · May 2, 2013

Date
May 2, 2013 · 14:30 local
Place
Catskill, NY
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8AS
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA13FA225
Reported as
Grumman G-44
Reported engine
Lycoming GO-480 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
5,700 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Upon approach to the hudson river, the aircraft experienced a sharp left bank and nose down attitude crashing into the river destroying the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

UPON APPROACH TO THE HUDSON RIVER, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A SHARP LEFT BANK AND NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE CRASHING INTO THE RIVER DESTROYING THE AIRCRAFT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.