UNK64X0992

NTSB accident investigation · Grumman G73 · W Palm Beach, FL · March 20, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 20, 1964
Place
W Palm Beach, FL · W PALM BEACH, FL
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2954Grumman G73
Status
Completed · report February 1, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
184617

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

On this page

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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0817  64/3/20    W PALM BEACH FLA    GRUMMAN G73         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 18500
        TIME - 1839                    N2954               PX-  0  0  2  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 800 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WEST PALM BEACH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: RESERVOIR,LINES,FITTINGS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        REMARKS- HYDRAULIC LINE DAMAGED BY TOOL

Aircraft

Registration
N2954
Reported as
Grumman G73
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Key West Int

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.

Other investigations on N2954 · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.