- Date
- July 30, 1983, 16:00 local (Jul 31, 1983, 00:00 UTC)
- Place
- Big Lake, AK
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1423Grumman G-44A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19830730039979A
- Case key
- 4046
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The acft crashed in a level, wooded area. The initial impact with trees occurred aprx 40 ft AGL. Both wing tips & a portion of the left stabilizer & elevator were found at the bases of the trees that were first impacted. From the first impact point, the wreckage was disentegrated & scattered over an area that was 30 ft wide & 140 ft long. No known eye witnesses were reported. However, a short time before the accident, the acft was observed being flown in abrupt maneuvers & buzzing boats. A toxicological exam of the plt's blood showed an alcohol level of 0.241%. An exam of the wreckage was made, but no preimpact/mechanical malfunction or failures were found.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1423
- Reported as
- Grumman G-44A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1423
- Airframe hours
- 1,200
- Engine
- Ranger 6-440C-5, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Red Dodge
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 15, 1983 · 50 hours before
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 34
- Certificates
- Commercial, Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Multi-engine sea, Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Helicopter
- Medical
- Class 1, Expired
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 3,726 total · 420 in this make and model · 3,542 as pilot in command · 92 in the last 90 days · 40 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 68 °F
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 N1423 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.