UNK69X0147

NTSB accident investigation · Grumman G-44 · Halfx Arpt, Canada · September 13, 1969

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
September 13, 1969
Place
Halfx Arpt, Canada · HALFX ARPT,NS, Canada
Injuries
3 minor, 2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N128AGrumman G-44
Status
Completed · report September 5, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
148087

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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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6-0086  69/9/13  NR.HALFX ARPT,NS,CAN  GRUMMAN G-44        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 6000
        TIME - 1537                    N128A               PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HALIFAX INTL APT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GANDER,NEWFOUNDLAND        HALFX ARPT,NS,CAN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISCALCULATED FUEL CONSUMPTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATED AND REPORTED BY THE GOV OF CANADA.

Aircraft

Registration
N128A
Reported as
Grumman G-44
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Halifax Intl Apt

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.