# NTSB UNK64X0993: Grumman G73, N2954, West Palm Bc, FL, March 20, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 20, 1964
- Place: West Palm Bc, FL · WEST PALM BC, FL
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 1, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184888
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X0993
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0993

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0168  64/3/20    WEST PALM BC FLA    GRUMMAN G73         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 18500
        TIME - 1900                    N2954               PX-  0  0  3  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 800 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KEY WEST INT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: RESERVOIR,LINES,FITTINGS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
        REMARKS- MAIN HYD. PRESSURE LINE TEE FITTING FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2954](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2954-2018-01-18), registration cancelled 2018-01-18, S/N J-14, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G73
- Registry model: [Grumman G-73](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-73) (registry code 3951802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney W-S1H&S3H](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-w-s1h-s3h) (registry code 52012, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Key West Int

## Other investigations on N2954 (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB UNK64X0992](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0992), Mar 20, 1964: Grumman G73 (N2954), W Palm Beach, FL, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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