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NTSB accident investigation · Grumman TYPE30 · Missing Aircraft · May 27, 1979

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
May 27, 1979
Place
Missing Aircraft · MISSING AIRCRAFT, UN
Injuries
4 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N4451Grumman TYPE30
Status
Completed · report September 27, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19790527022979A
Case key
136107

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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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3-0875  79/5/27    MISSING AIRCRAFT    GRUMMAN TYPE30      CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 726
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N4451               PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 26 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WENATCHEE,WA                LAKE STEVENS,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISSING AIRCRAFT,NOT RECOVERED                           UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- ACFT DMG & INJURY INDEX PRESUMED.

Aircraft

Registration
N4451
Reported as
Grumman TYPE30
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N4451 · 1

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