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NTSB accident investigation · Grumman SCAN30 · Ebeye, Montserrat · January 22, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 22, 1971
Place
Ebeye, Montserrat · EBEYE, Marshall Islands
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
N4452Grumman SCAN30
Status
Completed · report December 10, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
159744

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0903  71/1/22    EBEYE,MARSHALL I.   GRUMMAN SCAN30      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 16850
        TIME - 0730                    N4452               PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 91 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BUCKHOLZ ARMY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EBEYE,MARSHALL I.           MAJURO,MARSHALL I.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: ON GROUND                              UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: ELEVATOR ASSEMBLY,ATTACHMENTS
           AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, ATTACHMENTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        REMARKS- FELT RESTRICTED ELEV CTL DRG WATER TKOF,ABORTED. R HRZNTL STAB,ELEV FOUND DMGD.

Aircraft

Registration
N4452
Reported as
Grumman SCAN30
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Buckholz Army

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