# NTSB MIA73AM066: Grumman G-73, N73556, Miami, FL, December 23, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 23, 1972
- Place: Miami, FL · MIAMI, FL
- Location: 25.7743° N, 80.1937° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Miami, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7743&lon=-80.1937&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 11 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 18, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169174
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA73AM066
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73AM066

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4081  72/12/23   MIAMI,FLA           GRUMMAN G-73        CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 22440
        TIME - 1330                    N73556              PX-  0  0  9  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      TOTAL HOURS, 380 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-I        INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHALKS SEAPLN BS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BIMINI,BAHAMAS              MIAMI,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- STRUCK SUMERGED OBJECT IN SLIP AFTER LNDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N73556 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-73
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Chalks Seapln Bs

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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