- Date
- February 20, 1976
- Place
- Kodiak, AK · KODIAK, AK
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N85UGrumman G-44
- Status
- Completed · report March 3, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 152054
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0001 76/2/20 KODIAK,AK GRUMMAN G-44 CR- 0 0 1 FERRY COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 2542 TIME - 0830 N85U PX- 0 0 0 TOTAL HOURS, 83 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. OPERATOR - KODIAK WESTERN ALASKA AIRLINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KODIAK,AK LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- NOSE DUG INTO WATER JUST AFTER T/D.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N85U
- Reported as
- Grumman G-44
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage