- Date
- June 20, 1985, 10:45 local (18:45 UTC)
- Place
- Dillingham, AK
- Injuries
- 3 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N176MSGrumman G-44
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19850620027009A
- Case key
- 4414
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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.
Hard landing
Weather condition - rainFactor
Terrain condition - water,glassyFactor
Altitude - misjudgedCause
Flare - improperCause
Nose over
Analysis
The amphibious acft crashed as the plt was landing on glassy water at the inlet of nerka lake. Subsequently, it sank & came to rest inverted in clear water on the bottom of wood river with the gear retracted & the flaps extended. Moderate rain was falling when the plt was landing.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N176MS
- Reported as
- Grumman G-44
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1324
- Airframe hours
- 6,830
- Engine
- Lycoming GO-480-B1D, 270 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Bergt Corporation
- Registered owner
- Bergt Corporation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 10, 1985 · 25 hours before
- Departed
- ANC · Anchorage, AK
- Destination
- AK56
- Flight plan
- VFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 49
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land, Multi-engine sea, Single-engine sea
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 13,000 total · 400 in this make and model · 380 as pilot in command · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 46 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.