- Date
- August 30, 1969
- Place
- Wrightsville, PA · WRIGHTSVILLE, PA
- Injuries
- 3 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1595VGrumman G-44A
- Status
- Completed · report December 11, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 158157
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2564 69/8/30 WRIGHTSVILLE,PA GRUMMAN G-44A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 48, 1215 TIME - 2045 N1595V PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 715 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - GLASSY WATER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- LANDED ON RIVER AT NITE. ACFT PORPOISED AND SANK
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1595V
- Reported as
- Grumman G-44A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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