Grumman G44A N41988
10 November 1972 · Melbourne, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 10 November 1972 at about 11:00 local time, a Grumman G44A registered N41988, operated by F.i.t.aviation, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Melbourne, Florida, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Melbourne, Florida, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Grumman G44A
- Registration
- N41988
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- F.i.t.aviation
- Operating rule
- Flying School
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Cape Kennedy Regionl → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3670
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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
PLT NOT SEAPLANE RATED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Grumman G44A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Nov 1968 | Grumman G44A | Piseco Lake, New York, United States | Knox Gelatine | No injuries | - |
| 18 Oct 1977 | Grumman G44A | Cat Cay, Other-Foreign Countries | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Mar 1979 | Grumman G44A | Delta, Utah, United States | Wilco, Inc | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |