- Date
- November 11, 1973
- Place
- Dry Tortugas, FL · DRY TORTUGAS, FL
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2PSGrumman G-44
- Status
- Completed · report February 12, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731111041519A
- Case key
- 187825
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3853 73/11/11 DRY TORTUGAS,FLA GRUMMAN G-44 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1315 N2PS PX- 0 0 2 OTHER PUBLIC 36, 7874 TOTAL HOURS, 107 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GARDEN KEY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DRY TORTUGAS,FLA MIAMI,FLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: ELEVATOR AND ELEVATOR TAB CONTROL SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CORRODED/CORROSION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- CORROSION FOUND ON ELEV CABLE,CLEANED AND COATED WITH RUST PREV.CABLE BKN 12IN FWD OF INSP AREA.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2PS
- Reported as
- Grumman G-44
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Garden Key
FAA reports on this event · 1
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