- Date
- March 30, 1970
- Place
- Kodiak, AK · KODIAK, AK
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N176MSGrumman G-44
- Status
- Completed · report June 15, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 139215
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0128 70/3/30 KODIAK,ALAS GRUMMAN G-44 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0805 N176MS PX- 0 0 3 AIR TAXI-PASSG AGE 51, 10000 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KODIAK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KODIAK,ALAS DISCOVERY BAY,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER TAKEOFF: RUN GEAR COLLAPSED TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: GOVERNORS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT SHOULDERS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- PROP GOV CONTROL ARM DISCONNECTED CAUSED UNWANTED FEATHERING L PROP.ACFT VEERED OFF RWNY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N176MS
- Reported as
- Grumman G-44
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Kodiak