- Date
- June 4, 1977
- Place
- Okeechobee, FL · OKEECHOBEE, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7775CGrumman G-44A
- Status
- Completed · report November 9, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770604021319A
- Case key
- 147344
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2541 77/6/4 OKEECHOBEE,FL GRUMMAN G-44A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 30, 1505 TIME - 1730 N7775C PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FT LAUDERDALE,FL OKEECHOBEE,FL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-DOWN LANDING IN WATER LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: RESERVOIR,LINES,FITTINGS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - HYDRAULIC FAILURE REMARKS- AIRCRAFT LANDED IN LAKE WITH RIGHT GEAR PARTIALLY EXTENDED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7775C
- Reported as
- Grumman G-44A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N7775CRegistered now · Grumman SCAN TYPE 30Airframe modelGrumman SCAN TYPE 30Engine modelLycoming R680E series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N7775C · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB CHI83FA362Accident · Minor injuriesField investigationFinal reportFond Du Lac, WIAfter takeoff, the aircrew flew to the southern end of lake winnebago where they made several uneventful water landings. They estimated that the wind was from the northeast at 5 to 6 KTS. The water was described as smooth with only small ripples. On the 6th…NTSB LAX67D0036Accident · No injuriesClosedHavasu City, AZ