Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Date: | Friday 12 February 1965 |
Time: | 13:40 |
Type: | Grumman G-73 Mallard |
Operator: | Jack Adams Aircraft Sales Inc. |
Registration: | N2940 |
MSN: | J-4 |
First flight: | 1946 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
Location: | Lake Hefner, OK ( United States of America)
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Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
Nature: | Training |
Departure airport: | ? |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:The G-73 Mallard amphibian sustained substantial damage in a landing accident at Lake Hefner.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSES:
copilot - improper level off
pilot in command - inadequate supervision of flight
FACTOR:
airports/airways/facilities - airport conditions: glassy water
Sources:
» NTSB
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Grumman G-73 Mallard / Geoff Goodall
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.