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NTSB accident investigation · Grumman G44 · Majuro, Montserrat · August 1, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 1, 1972
Place
Majuro, Montserrat · MAJURO, Marshall Islands
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4452Grumman G44
Status
Completed · report October 29, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
168768

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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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3-3964   72/8/1    MAJURO,MARSHALL I   GRUMMAN G44         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0845                    N4452               PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 31, 1698 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            21 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MAJURO,MARSHALL I           ARNO ATOLL LAGOON,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: ON GROUND                              LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- HULL BOW SKIN SEPRTD ON WATER LDNG FOR UNDTMD RSN.ACFT SANK,NOT RCVRD.

Aircraft

Registration
N4452
Reported as
Grumman G44
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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