# NTSB ANC73AA007: Grumman G-44, N91040, Kodiak, AK, July 22, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 22, 1972
- 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: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 28, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168102
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC73AA007
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC73AA007

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2664  72/7/22  NR.KODIAK,ALAS        GRUMMAN G-44        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0527                    N91040              PX-  0  0  5  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE UNK/NR, 4800 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 800 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         KODIAK,ALAS                  PORTAGE LAKE,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- HIT SUBMERGED ROCK.LAKE PREVIOUSLY USED FOR OPNS BUT WATER LEVEL BLO NORMAL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N91040](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N91040), registered now, S/N 1267, built 1942 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-44
- Registry model: [Grumman G-44](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-44) (registry code 3951502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N91040 (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 ANC20CA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC20CA045), May 1, 2020: Grumman G44 (N91040), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear for a runway landing, which resulted in a gear-up landing.

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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