# NTSB ANC74AA034: Grumman G-73, N2965, Missing Aircraft, September 30, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 30, 1974
- Place: Missing Aircraft · MISSING AIRCRAFT, UN
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 30, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143071
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC74AA034
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74AA034-143071

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2965-1976-05-18), registration cancelled 1976-05-18, S/N J-24, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-73
- Registry model: [Grumman G-73](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-73) (registry code 3951802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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