Accident SCAN 30 (Grumman G-44A Widgeon) N4451, Sunday 27 May 1979
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Date:Sunday 27 May 1979
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic G44 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
SCAN 30 (Grumman G-44A Widgeon)
Owner/operator:private
Registration: N4451
MSN: SCAN30/33
Fatalities:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:near Skykomish, WA -   United States of America
Phase: Take off
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Wenatchee, WA
Destination airport:Lake Stevens, WA
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
Crashed in bad weather; recovered from mountain slope 7/20/79.

Accident investigation:
  
Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: SEA79FA047
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 4 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
25-Feb-2008 12:00 ASN archive Added
14-Jan-2011 14:46 TB Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ]
09-Oct-2014 19:44 TB Updated [Cn, ]

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