Grumman G-73T incident near Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, April 17, 1984
On April 17, 1984 at about 8:53 pm local time, a Grumman G-73T, registered N2969, suffered minor damage in an incident near Ft. Lauderdale, Florida (Ft. Lauderdale airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). No one was hurt; 19 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- April 17, 1984 · about 8:53 pm local time
- Place
- Ft. Lauderdale, Florida · Ft. Lauderdale · map
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 19 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Grumman G-73T · all G-73Ts on the register
- Registration
- N2969 · registry record · serial J-27
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
AFTER 2 UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS TO 'RAMP' THE ACFT, PLT TOOK OFF AGAIN AND FLEW TO FT. LAUDERDALE. FLY-BY DISCLOSED NO NOSE LANDING WHEEL WAS PRESENT. PLT MADE LANDING ON HARD SURFACE RWY. METALLURGICAL EXAMINATION DISCLOSED, NOSE GEAR STRUT ASSEMBLY FAILED DUE TO AN OVERSTRESS CONDITION. BOTH PLTS STATED A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD DURING THE 1ST ATTEMPTED RAMPING AS IF THE GEAR WAS NOT EXTENDED OR IT HAD COLLAPSED.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; multi-engine sea; single-engine land; single-engine sea; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 4,300 hours in all; 3,300 in this make and model
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 10,873 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection; 1,379 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 31,365 lb
- Seats: 17
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: P&W PT6A-34 (turboprop); 0 hours total
- Operator: Chalk'S Int'L Airline, INC.
The flight
- Departed from: X44 Watson Island FL at 8:30 pm
- Destination: FLL Ft Lauderdale FL
- Flight plan: VFR
- Runway 27, 5,316 ft by 100 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 330° at 15 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 81°F (27°C), dew point 57°F (14°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 2 | |||
| Passengers | 17 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N2969 the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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