- Date
- August 26, 1986, 16:43 local (20:43 UTC)
- Place
- Hawthorne, FL
- Injuries
- 4 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1629HGrumman G-44A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860826043239A
- Case key
- 31699
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt stated that upon touchdown on the lake the acft felt strange. He added full pwr and took off again but just after takeoff the acft rolled to the right and the nose dove. He removed pwr and with the controls full back, the acft hit the water with no lateral control. Post accident exam of the acft revealed large amounts of silicone present in the right main fuel tank and in both fuel filters.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1629H
- Reported as
- Grumman G-44A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1454
- Airframe hours
- 5,335
- Engine
- Lycoming GO-480-B1D, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Kenn-Air Leasing Corp.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 6, 1986
- Departed
- GNV · Gainesville, FL
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 30
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine sea, Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,246 total · 89 in this make and model · 3,075 as pilot in command · 145 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 120° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 91 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GNV, 15 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.