# NTSB CHI77FET32: Grumman G-44A, N1629H, Cassopolis, MI, August 10, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 10, 1977
- Place: Cassopolis, MI · CASSOPOLIS, MI
- Location: 41.9125° N, 86.0041° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cassopolis, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9125&lon=-86.0041&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 16, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146360
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI77FET32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FET32

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2240  77/8/10  NR.CASSOPOLIS,MI      GRUMMAN G-44A       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1910                    N1629H              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  49, 11716 TOTAL HOURS, 16
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MICHIGAN CITY,IN            BATTLE CREEK,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: SKIN AND ATTACHMENTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVER TORQUED
           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 LAND
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT CRASHED ON ATTEMPTED T/O AFTER PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON LAKE.LEAKS IN HULL SEAMS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1629H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-44A
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19770810026739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770810026739A), Aug 10, 1977: Gruman G44A, Cassopolis, MI, Substantial damage. Aircraft crashed on attempted t/o after precautionary landing on lake. Leaks in hull seams.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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