Floyd Bennett Field - Brunswick

On February 17, 1945 at 12:00 AM, Floyd Bennett Field - Brunswick experienced a crash involving Grumman G-44 Widgeon, operated by United States Navy - USN, with the event recorded near Atlantic Ocean All World.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

4 people were known to be on board, 4 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 4, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. In flight, an engine caught fire and the seaplane crashed into the Atlantic Ocean. All four crew members were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration 37714, MSN 1344, year of manufacture 1943.