# NTSB ANC69A0051: Grumman G-44, N28676, Kodiak, AK, May 2, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: May 2, 1969
- Place: Kodiak, AK · KODIAK, AK
- Location: 57.7906° N, 152.4222° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kodiak, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.7906&lon=-152.4222&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report July 8, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186287
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC69A0051
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC69A0051

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0010   69/5/2    KODIAK,ALAS         GRUMMAN G-44        CR-  0  1  0  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 2408
        TIME - 1754                    N28676              PX-  0  0  0                            TOTAL HOURS, 490 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KODIAK NAVAL AIR
        OPERATOR - KODIAK AIRWAYS,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          KODIAK,ALAS                 KODIAK,ALAS                  LARSEN BAY,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           STALL: SPIRAL                                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILURE OF TWO OR MORE ENGINES
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- UN TO EXTEND L GR,ACFT FLOWN TO KODIAK NAS FOR LDG.HYD FAILURE NOT DETERMINED DUE TO SYS DAMAGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N28676 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-44
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Kodiak Naval Air

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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