UNK66X0111

NTSB accident investigation · Grumman G-44 · Lagos, Nicaragua · November 25, 1965

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
November 25, 1965
Place
Lagos, Nicaragua · LAGOS, Nigeria
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N37187Grumman G-44
Status
Completed · report May 2, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
174482

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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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6-0082  65/11/25 NR.LAGOS NIGERIA      GRUMMAN G-44        CR-  0  1  0  MISCELLANEOUS             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1905                    N37187              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     44, 4000 TOTAL HOURS, 30
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER

Aircraft

Registration
N37187
Reported as
Grumman G-44
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.