ANC74AA034

NTSB accident investigation · Grumman G-73 · Missing Aircraft · September 30, 1974

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
September 30, 1974
Place
Missing Aircraft · MISSING AIRCRAFT, UN
Injuries
4 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
N2965Grumman G-73
Status
Completed · report December 30, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
143071

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3692  74/9/30    MISSING AIRCRAFT    GRUMMAN G-73        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N2965               PX-  3  0  0  AERIAL SURVEY             55, 15134 TOTAL HOURS, 5
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANCHORAGE,ALAS              KODIAK,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISSING AIRCRAFT,NOT RECOVERED                           UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- SEA BIRD SURVEY FLT.ACFT DMG & INJURY INDEX PRESUMED.

Aircraft

Registration
N2965
Reported as
Grumman G-73
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.