ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 25808
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| Date: | Friday 24 May 1968 |
| Time: | 18:06 |
| Type: |  Grumman G-44A Widgeon |
| Owner/operator: | J. Ray McDermott |
| Registration: | N41982 |
| MSN: | 1413 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | off Lafitte, LA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Bayou Laffite |
| Lakefront Airport (KNEW) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Took off and flew into a roll cloud, the airplane was next seen by a local fisherman inverted at about a 60°angle exiting the roll cloud at a high rate of speed at about 200 feet in heavy rain. It impacted the water next to the bank of the bayou and exploded.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
Interviews with the company maintenance crews that maintained the airplane and other pilots that flew it who were more fully involved in the accident investigation. The company had 4 Widgeons at that time and a team of pilots to fly them. My Father had been one of them before retiring, so I knew all of them except the accident pilot.
Images:
My image taken at the company seaplane hangar on the Harvey Canal in 1965. My Father and I were about to get in and fly it back to KNEW.
Company image given to me when they were closing the Aviation Department down, these images were about to be thrown away. I was given all rights to them. 2 of 2
Company image given to me when they were closing the Aviation Department down, these images were about to be thrown away. I was given all rights to them. 1 of 2
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 14-Jan-2011 05:32 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 14-Jan-2011 13:25 | TB | Updated [Operator] |
| 26-Aug-2022 08:11 | Mr Widgeon | Updated [Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Photo] |
| 26-Aug-2022 09:24 | Mr Widgeon | Updated [Photo] |
| 26-Aug-2022 09:48 | Mr Widgeon | Updated [Photo] |
| 26-Aug-2022 09:48 | Mr Widgeon | Updated [Photo] |
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