Aviation accident ERA13FA225

1 fatal · GRUMMAN G-44 · 2013-05-02 · Catskill, NY, USA

Event

NTSB number: ERA13FA225
Event ID: 20130503X72652
Type: Accident
Date: 2013-05-02
Location: Catskill, NY, USA
Coordinates: 42.136665, -73.904441

Injuries

Highest injury: FATL
Fatal: 1
Serious: 0
Minor: 0
Uninjured: 0
Total aboard: 1

Aircraft

Make: GRUMMAN
Model: G-44
Registration: N8AS
FAR Part: 091
Engines: 2
Damage: DEST

Conditions

Light: DAYL
Weather: VMC

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.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown