Grumman G-44 Widgeon crashes

37 crashes involving the Grumman G-44 Widgeon since 1942, with 33 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

• Crashes: 37
• Fatal crashes: 16
• Fatalities: 33
• First recorded: March 25, 1942
• Most recent: September 6, 2025

Deadliest

1. December 24, 1970: Grumman G-44 Widgeon, Auckland Auckland Council, New Zealand (4 fatalities)
2. February 17, 1945: Grumman G-44 Widgeon, Atlantic Ocean, World (4 fatalities)
3. October 31, 1978: Grumman G-44 Widgeon, Cordova Alaska, United States (3 fatalities)
4. July 22, 1950: Grumman G-44 Widgeon, Fåberg Oppland, Norway (3 fatalities)
5. December 7, 1948: Grumman G-44 Widgeon, Lake Tiberias (Sea of Galilee) Northern District, Israel (3 fatalities)

Countries

• United States (22)
• Brazil (4)
• New Zealand (3)
• Canada (2)
• Bangladesh (1)
• Finland (1)
• International waters and airspace (1)
• Israel (1)
• Nigeria (1)
• Norway (1)

Years

• 1983 (4)
• 1948 (3)
• 1968 (3)
• 1950 (2)
• 1954 (2)
• 1966 (2)
• 1980 (2)
• 1985 (2)
• 1987 (2)
• 1942 (1)
• 1944 (1)
• 1945 (1)

All crashes

• September 6, 2025: Grumman G-44 Widgeon, Beaver Cove, Maine, United States (0 fatalities)
• May 2, 2013: Grumman G-44 Widgeon, Catskill, New York, United States (1 fatality)
• September 2, 1998: Grumman G-44 Widgeon, New Stuyahok, Alaska, United States (0 fatalities)
• April 12, 1987: Grumman G-44 Widgeon, Ventura, California, United States (0 fatalities)
• April 12, 1987: Grumman G-44 Widgeon, Ventura, California, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• June 20, 1985: Grumman G-44 Widgeon, Dillingham, Alaska, United States (0 fatalities)
• June 20, 1985: Grumman G-44 Widgeon, Dillingham, Alaska, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• July 30, 1983: Grumman G-44 Widgeon, Big Lake, Alaska, United States (1 fatality)
• July 30, 1983: Grumman G-44 Widgeon, Big Lake, Alaska, USA, United States (1 fatality)
• July 2, 1983: Grumman G-44 Widgeon, Walker Lake, Alaska, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• July 2, 1983: Grumman G-44 Widgeon, Walker Lake, Alaska, United States (0 fatalities)
• January 21, 1980: Grumman G-44 Widgeon, Kaipara Harbour, Auckland Council, New Zealand (2 fatalities)
• January 21, 1980: Grumman G-44 Widgeon, Kaipara Harbour, Auckland Council, New Zealand (2 fatalities)
• October 31, 1978: Grumman G-44 Widgeon, Cordova Alaska, United States (3 fatalities)
• October 6, 1973: Grumman G-44 Widgeon, Kodiak Alaska, United States (0 fatalities)
• December 24, 1970: Grumman G-44 Widgeon, Auckland Auckland Council, New Zealand (4 fatalities)
• December 15, 1968: Grumman G-44 Widgeon, Sanak Island Alaska, United States (0 fatalities)
• June 28, 1968: Grumman G-44 Widgeon, Helsinki-Malmi Uusimaa, Finland (2 fatalities)
• May 24, 1968: Grumman G-44 Widgeon, Lafitte Louisiana, United States (1 fatality)
• January 24, 1967: Grumman G-44 Widgeon, Dhaka Dhaka, Bangladesh (0 fatalities)
• October 14, 1966: Grumman G-44 Widgeon, Thunder Bay Ontario, Canada (0 fatalities)
• July 31, 1966: Grumman G-44 Widgeon, Kendallville Indiana, United States (0 fatalities)
• November 25, 1965: Grumman G-44 Widgeon, Lagos Lagos, Nigeria (0 fatalities)
• July 23, 1963: Grumman G-44 Widgeon, Seldovia Alaska, United States (0 fatalities)
• May 23, 1956: Grumman G-44 Widgeon, Kitimat British Columbia, Canada (0 fatalities)
• November 4, 1954: Grumman G-44 Widgeon, Pelican Alaska, United States (1 fatality)
• August 17, 1954: Grumman G-44 Widgeon, Bauru São Paulo, Brazil (1 fatality)
• April 29, 1952: Grumman G-44 Widgeon, Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (0 fatalities)
• July 22, 1950: Grumman G-44 Widgeon, Fåberg Oppland, Norway (3 fatalities)
• February 13, 1950: Grumman G-44 Widgeon, Malibu California, United States (0 fatalities)
• September 2, 1949: Grumman G-44 Widgeon, Belém-Val de Cans-Júlio Cezar Ribeiro Pará, Brazil (0 fatalities)
• December 7, 1948: Grumman G-44 Widgeon, Lake Tiberias (Sea of Galilee) Northern District, Israel (3 fatalities)
• April 21, 1948: Grumman G-44 Widgeon, Praia de Ponte Negra Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (2 fatalities)
• January 2, 1948: Grumman G-44 Widgeon, Signal Mountain Tennessee, United States (2 fatalities)
• February 17, 1945: Grumman G-44 Widgeon, Atlantic Ocean, World (4 fatalities)
• February 27, 1944: Grumman G-44 Widgeon, Lake Butler Florida, United States (0 fatalities)
• March 25, 1942: Grumman G-44 Widgeon, Fort Washington Maryland, United States (0 fatalities)