- Date
- July 2, 1977
- Place
- Hump Island, AK · HUMP ISLAND, AK
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4600Volmer UJ-22
- Status
- Completed · report October 31, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770702021369A
- Case key
- 147375
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3132 77/7/2 HUMP ISLAND,AK VOLMER UJ-22 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 46, 83 TOTAL TIME - 1630 N4600 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 76 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION JUNEAU,AK LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE WHEELS-DOWN LANDING IN WATER LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER REMARKS- PLT SUSPECTS CARB ICE.AMPHIBIOUS ACFT,GR DOWN LOCKS WOULD NOT RELEASE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4600
- Reported as
- Volmer UJ-22
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N4600Registered now · Griswold VOLMER SPORTSMAN 22Airframe modelGriswold VOLMER SPORTSMAN 22Engine modelLycoming O-290-D
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N4600 · 1
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