# NTSB UNK65X0677: Grumman G-44, N23456, Cape Alitak, AK, November 12, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 12, 1964
- Place: Cape Alitak, AK · CAPE ALITAK, AK
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 2, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181578
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0677
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0677

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0050  64/11/12   CAPE ALITAK ALAS    GRUMMAN G-44        CR-  0  0  1  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       COMMERCIAL, AGE UNK/NR,
        TIME - 1210                    N23456              PX-  0  0  4                            UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALITAK HARBOR
        OPERATOR - KODIAK AIRWAYS,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- LEFT WINGTIP FLOAT STRUCK SUBMERGED OBJECT DURING TAKEOFF FROM RESTRICTED HARBOR AREA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N23456](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N23456), registered now, S/N 1270 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-44
- Registry model: [Grumman G-44](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-44) (registry code 3951502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Alitak Harbor

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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