FATL · GRUMMAN HU-16 · 1994-08-02 · ST. IGNACE, MI, USA
Event
NTSB number
CHI94FA262
Event ID
20001206X01985
Type
Accident
Date
1994-08-02
Location
ST. IGNACE, MI, USA
Coordinates
45.860076, -84.719215
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
9
Total aboard
13
Aircraft
Make
GRUMMAN
Model
HU-16
Registration
N7025N
FAR Part
091
Engines
2
Damage
MINR
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO FOLLOW GOOD SEAPLANE OPERATING PRACTICES BY TAXIING WITH POWER AT FORWARD THRUST, WITH A TAILWIND, AT A SPEED THAT NECESSITATED USING REVERSE THRUST TO ARREST THE EXCESSIVE SPEED, AND THE PILOT'S MISJUDGMENT OF HIS DISTANCE FROM THE BOAT. THE FAILURE OF THE LEFT PROPELLER REVERSING SYSTEM WAS A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT.