# NTSB ANC69A0063: Grumman G-44, N79906, Mekoryuk, AK, June 16, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 16, 1969
- Place: Mekoryuk, AK · MEKORYUK, AK
- Location: 60.3683° N, 166.2769° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mekoryuk, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.3683&lon=-166.2769&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 26, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176935
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC69A0063
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC69A0063

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2028  69/6/16    MEKORYUK,ALAS       GRUMMAN G-44        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 521
        TIME - 1200                    N79906              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 44 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- ACFT STRUCK SUBMERGED OBJECT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N79906 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-44
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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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