- Date
- June 4, 1973
- Place
- Dillingham, AK · DILLINGHAM, AK
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9312RGrumman G-44A
- Status
- Completed · report September 10, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 173350
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0012 73/6/4 DILLINGHAM,ALAS GRUMMAN G-44A CR- 0 1 0 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV COMMERCIAL, AGE 61, 18873 TIME - 1712 N9312R PX- 0 0 0 TOTAL HOURS, 2323 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DILLINGHAM OPERATOR - KODIAK AIRWAYS,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MANOKOTAK,ALAS DILLINGHAM,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION TURBULENCE LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE REMARKS- WAKE TURB FROM PRECEDING TURBO PROP G-21A. HIT BANK & BOUNCED ONTO RWY. UNCONTROLLED ARPT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9312R
- Reported as
- Grumman G-44A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Dillingham
N9312RRegistration cancelled Mar 8, 1978 · Grumman G-44AAirframe modelGrumman G-44AEngine modelContinental I0-470 series
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