# NTSB UNK69X0147: Grumman G-44, N128A, Halfx Arpt, Canada, September 13, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 13, 1969
- Place: Halfx Arpt, Canada · HALFX ARPT,NS, Canada
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 3 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 5, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148087
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK69X0147
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK69X0147

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0086  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N128A-1970-06-05), registration cancelled 1970-06-05, S/N 1314, built 1943 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Halifax Intl Apt

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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