Grumman G-44 N37189
15 July 1966 · Iliamna Alas, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 15 July 1966 at about 16:15 local time, a Grumman G-44 registered N37189, operated by Gentry W Shust, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Iliamna Alas, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Iliamna Alas, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Igiugig
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Grumman G-44
- Registration
- N37189
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Gentry W Shust
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4225
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
PILOT LANDED LONG TO MINIMIZE TAXI, BRAKE EXPANDER TUBE FAILED.INTENTIONAL GND LOOP IN SOFT SAND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 1966 | Grumman G-44 | Manhasset Bay Ny, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Oct 1966 | Grumman G-44 | Ft Wm Ont., Canada | - | Serious injuries | - |
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| 12 Apr 1965 | Grumman G-44 | Nassau Bahamas, Other-Foreign Countries | Debian Avtn | No injuries | - |
| 25 Nov 1965 | Grumman G-44 | Lagos Nigeria, Africa | Avtn Serv Intl | Serious injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar 1966 | Hughes 269A | Fort Collins Colo, Colorado, United States | Kensair Corp. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1966 | Piper PA-22 | Lake City Fla, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1966 | Brantly B-2 | N.platte Nebr, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1966 | Grumman TBM | Elko Nev, Nevada, United States | Sonora Avaitio | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 1966 | Cessna 182 | Plankinton S Dak, South Dakota, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Jan 1966 | Cessna 140A | Geneva Ny, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |