# NTSB UNK67X0102: Grumman G-44, N1173V, Ft Wm Ont., Canada, October 14, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: October 14, 1966
- Place: Ft Wm Ont., Canada · FT WM ONT., Canada
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 9, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120548
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK67X0102
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK67X0102

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0106  66/10/14   FT WM ONT.,CAN      GRUMMAN G-44        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 63, 6000
        TIME - 1211                    N1173V              PX-  0  1  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 800 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKEHEAD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATED AND REPORTED BY GOVT OF CANADA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1173V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1173V-1967-03-03), registration cancelled 1967-03-03, S/N 1345 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-44
- Registry model: [Grumman G-44](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-44) (registry code 3951502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Lakehead

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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