# NTSB ANC73AA051: Grumman G-44A, N9312R, Dillingham, AK, June 4, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: June 4, 1973
- Place: Dillingham, AK · DILLINGHAM, AK
- Location: 59.0397° N, 158.4575° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dillingham, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.0397&lon=-158.4575&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report September 10, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173350
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC73AA051
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC73AA051

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9312R-1978-03-08), registration cancelled 1978-03-08, S/N 1468, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-44A
- Registry model: [Grumman G-44A](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-44a) (registry code 3951508) (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
- Airport: Dillingham

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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