- Date
- October 6, 1973
- Place
- Kodiak, AK · KODIAK, AK
- Injuries
- 4 minor, 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N176MSGrumman G-44
- Status
- Completed · report November 13, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731006036359A
- Case key
- 188477
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2923 73/10/6 KODIAK,ALAS GRUMMAN G-44 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 1690 TIME - 0705 N176MS PX- 0 0 6 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 45 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KODIAK MUNICIPAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KODIAK,ALAS AFOGNAK LAKE,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- VISION OBSTD BY 80 FT RISE IN ELEV AT MID-RWY.UNABLE TO SEE TAXIING ACFT ON RWY.LAKE AT END OF RWY
Aircraft
- Registration
- N176MS
- Reported as
- Grumman G-44
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Kodiak Municipal
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.