- Date
- May 7, 1973
- Place
- Miami, FL · MIAMI, FL
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N7306Grumman G-73
- Status
- Completed · report July 20, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730507015399A
- Case key
- 190315
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1439 73/5/7 MIAMI,FLA GRUMMAN G-73 CR- 0 0 2 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0730 N7306 PX- 0 0 1 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER 51, 17000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG S-I 1000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CHALK SEAPLANE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MIAMI,FLA CAT CAY,BAHAMAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR RETRACTED TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: RESERVOIR,LINES,FITTINGS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - HYDRAULIC FAILURE FACTOR(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- AMPHIBIAN.LNDD AT PVT SEAPLANE BASE,MANUALLY EXTNDD GR TO RAMP TAXI.GR INDCR INOP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7306
- Reported as
- Grumman G-73
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Chalk Seaplane
N7306Registration cancelled May 21, 2015 · Grumman G-73Airframe modelGrumman G-73Engine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N7306 · 1
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