- Date
- December 15, 1968
- Place
- Sanak Island, AK · SANAK ISLAND, AK
- Injuries
- 2 serious, 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N148MGrumman G-44A
- Status
- Completed · report February 11, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 191775
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4309 68/12/15 SANAK ISLAND,ALAS GRUMMAN G-44A CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 11500 TIME - 1310 N148M PX- 0 1 2 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 3000 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) WEATHER - SUDDEN WINDSHIFT TERRAIN - OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 34 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 30 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- ATTEMPTED T/O FROM LAGOON AT LOW TIDE. ACFT STRUCK ROCK AND BANK. QUARTERING TAILWIND 30K.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N148M
- Reported as
- Grumman G-44A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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