# NTSB ANC68I0048: Grumman G-44A, N1423, Anchorage, AK, May 27, 1968

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 27, 1968
- Place: Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 2, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109684
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC68I0048
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC68I0048

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0006  68/5/27  NR.ANCHORAGE,ALAS     GRUMMAN G-44A       CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE UNK/NR,
        TIME - 1000                    N1423               PX-  0  0  2  DUAL                      6558 TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        REMARKS- LEFT FLOAT AND RT FORWARD HULL DAMAGED LNDG ON LAKE. FLT CONTINUED TO HOME BASE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1423](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1423-2005-07-20), registration cancelled 2005-07-20, S/N 1423, built 1945 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-44A
- Registry model: [Grumman G-44A](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-44a) (registry code 3951508) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Fairchild 6-440 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/fairchild-6-440-series) (registry code 26003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage

## Other investigations on N1423 (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 ANC83FA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83FA137), Jul 31, 1983: Grumman G-44A (N1423), Big Lake, AK, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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