# NTSB MKC72DCJ23: Grumman G-44, N4617N, Ogallala, NE, September 1, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 1, 1971
- Place: Ogallala, NE · OGALLALA, NE
- Location: 41.1296° N, 101.7207° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ogallala, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1296&lon=-101.7207&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 28, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164140
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC72DCJ23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72DCJ23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4111   71/9/1    OGALLALA,NEBR       GRUMMAN G-44        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 71, 1172
        TIME - 0945                    N4617N              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 228 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKE MCCONAUGHY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OGALLALA,NEBR               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - GLASSY WATER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- R WING FLOAT SEPD,ACFT CAPSIZED.NO WATER LDGS DRG LAST 2 YEARS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4617N](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4617N), registered now, S/N 1364, built 1944 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-44
- Registry model: [Grumman G-44](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-44) (registry code 3951502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming GO-435C&D series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-435c-d-series) (registry code 41521, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lake Mcconaughy

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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