Grumman G-44 accident near Catskill, NY
On May 2, 2013, a Grumman G-44 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Catskill, NY. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- May 2, 2013
- Place
- Catskill, NY
- Aircraft
- Grumman G-44 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 42.137°N, 73.904°W
- NTSB ID
- 20130503X72652
Official records · ERA13FA225
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn May 2, 2013, about 1629 eastern daylight time a Grumman, G44 seaplane, N8AS, was substantially damaged when it impacted the waters of the Hudson River during a water landing, near Catskill, New York. The certificated airline transport pilot was fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed for the local personal flight conducted under Title14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91, which departed from B Flat Farm Airport (3NK8), Copake, New York about 1600. Approximately 25 witness interviews were conducted. Descriptions varied between witness statements as to the altitude, direction of flight, and velocity of the airplane; however, the preponderance of witness statements were that the airplane was first observed flying southbound low above the Hudson River and the airplane's engines could heard to be running. The airplane then made a 180 degree left turn until it had reversed direction and was flying in a northerly direction. The airplane descended, leveled off above the surface of the water, then suddenly banked to the left and struck the water with the nose and left pontoon, nosed over, then caught fire, and sank. PERSONNEL INFORMATIONAccording to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and pilot records, the pilot held an airline transport pilot certificate with multiple ratings including airplane multi-engine land and airplane multi-engine sea, commercial privileges for airplane single engine land and airplane single engine sea, and a type rating for the G-73. His most recent FAA third-class medical certif
Probable cause
The pilot’s misjudgment of the airplane’s altitude above the water and early flare for a landing on water with a glassy condition, which led to the airplane exceeding its critical angle-of-attack and experiencing an aerodynamic stall.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
