# NTSB LAX67D0036: Grumman G-44A, N7775C, Havasu City, AZ, July 3, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 3, 1966
- Place: Havasu City, AZ · HAVASU CITY, AZ
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 22, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122830
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX67D0036
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67D0036

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3066   66/7/3  NR.HAVASU CITY ARIZ   GRUMMAN G-44A       CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1230                    N7775C              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  35, 7000 TOTAL HOURS, 2
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SITE SIX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- STRUCK UNIDENTIFIED SUBMERGED OBJECT IN LAKE HAVASU.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7775C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7775C), registered now, S/N 21, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-44A
- Registry model: [Grumman SCAN TYPE 30](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-scan-type-30) (registry code 3951602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming R680E series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-r680e-series) (registry code 41545, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Site Six

## Other investigations on N7775C (2)

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.

- [NTSB CHI83FA362](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83FA362), Aug 5, 1983: Grumman Scan Type 30 (N7775C), Fond Du Lac, WI, destroyed
- [NTSB MIA77FKT43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FKT43), Jun 4, 1977: Grumman G-44A (N7775C), Okeechobee, FL, substantial damage

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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