- Date
- November 10, 1972
- Place
- Melbourne, FL · MELBOURNE, FL
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N41988Grumman G44A
- Status
- Completed · report March 29, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 169426
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3670 72/11/10 MELBOURNE,FLA GRUMMAN G44A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 5000 TIME - 1100 N41988 PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CAPE KENNEDY REGIONL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - GLASSY WATER PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL REMARKS- PLT NOT SEAPLANE RATED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N41988
- Reported as
- Grumman G44A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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