# Accident 20130502009369A: Grumman G-44, Catskill, NY, May 2, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 2013, 14:30 local time
- Place: Catskill, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1367° N, 73.9044° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1367&lon=-73.9044&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8AS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8AS-2018-01-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-44 (registry code 3951502, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-44) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GO-480 series (registry code 41527, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-480-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-44
- Reported engine: LYCOMING GO-480 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 5,700 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13FA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13FA225) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130502009369A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ERA13FA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13FA225), May 2, 2013: Grumman G-44 (N8AS), Catskill, NY, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s misjudgment of the airplane’s altitude above the water and early flare for a landing on water with a glassy condition, which led to the airplane exceeding its critical angle-of-attack and…

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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