# NTSB ANC64A0005: Grumman G-44, N9929H, Seldovia, AK, July 23, 1963

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 23, 1963
- Place: Seldovia, AK · SELDOVIA, AK
- Location: 59.4395° N, 151.7104° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Seldovia, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.4395&lon=-151.7104&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 21, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108843
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC64A0005
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC64A0005

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0043  63/7/23    SELDOVIA,ALAS       GRUMMAN G-44        CR-  0  0  2  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 1308
        TIME - 1035                    N9929H              PX-  0  0  2                            TOTAL HOURS, 24 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SELDOVIA
        OPERATOR - CORDOVA AIRLINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           CHECK PILOT - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- PLT WAS RECEIVING ROUTE CHECK. TAILWIND VELOCITY UNREPORTED. ACFT RAN DOWN EMBANKMENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9929H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9929H-1963-09-13), registration cancelled 1963-09-13, S/N 1369 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-44
- Registry model: [Grumman G-44](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-44) (registry code 3951502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Seldovia

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.

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