Grumman G-21A accidents

The NTSB database holds 66 accidents and incidents involving the Grumman G-21A, recorded between 1962 to 2014. 16 of them were fatal (24%), and 61 people died.

The deadliest year was 1978, with 16 deaths.

The phase of flight recorded most often is landing (19 records).

Most of these records are from United States, Other-Foreign Countries and Canada.

55 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

Records

Fatal

Deaths

24%

Share fatal

1962 to 2014

Period

Show these on the map 11 of 66 have coordinates

By decade

1960s 15

1970s 33

1980s 6

1990s 6

2000s 5

2010s 1

Where these happened

United States 57 Other-Foreign Countries 3 Canada 3 Turks And Caicos Islands 1 Unknown/Not Reported 1 Atlantic Ocean North Lat. 1

Operators involved

Antilles Air B 7 Catalina Airli 5 Catalina Seap* 5 Kodiak Western Alaska Airlines, Inc. 3 Alaska Coastal-Ellis 3 Alaska Airlines, Inc. 2

All 66 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
25 Aug 1978	Grumman G-21A N1045	Laboucher Bay, Unknown/Not Reported no coordinates	Webber Airline	Fatal	12
21 Aug 1966	Grumman G-21A N88820	Juneau Alas, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Alaska Coastal-Ellis	Fatal	9
16 Nov 2008	Grumman G-21A C-FPCK	Vancouver, Canada no coordinates	Pacific Coastal Airlines Ltd	Fatal	7
10 Mar 1966	Grumman G-21A CF-MSK	Reef Island Alas., Alaska, United States no coordinates	Other-Foreign Flag Carrier	Fatal	6
3 Aug 2008	Grumman G-21A C-GPCD	Port Hardy, Canada	Pacific Coastal Airlines Ltd.	Fatal	5
21 Feb 1976	Grumman G-21A N4772C	St Croix, Virgin Islands, United States no coordinates	Antilles Air B	Fatal	5
21 Jul 1984	Grumman G-21A N2021A	Ouzinkie, Alaska, United States	-	Fatal	4
2 Sep 1978	Grumman G-21A N7777V	St Thomas, Virgin Islands, United States no coordinates	Antilles Air B	Fatal	4
23 Jan 1981	Grumman G-21A N95468	Dutch Harbor, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Peninsula Air	Fatal	2
18 Jun 1971	Grumman G-21A N703A	Culebra Island, Puerto Rico, United States no coordinates	Antilles Airb*	Fatal	2
17 Jun 2014	Grumman G 21A N888GG	Sula, Montana, United States	-	Fatal	1
25 Mar 1999	Grumman G-21A N5548A	Lauderdale Lake, Florida, United States	-	Fatal	1
17 Sep 1979	Grumman G-21A N22932	Avalon, California, United States no coordinates	Catalina Air	Fatal	1
14 Apr 1979	Grumman G-21A N11CS	Catalina Is, California, United States no coordinates	Catalina Air L	Fatal	1
30 Jul 1971	Grumman G-21A N101LH	Greenville, Maine, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
10 Apr 2008	Grumman G-21A N741	Unalaska, Alaska, United States	Peninsula Airways, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
29 Jan 2008	Grumman G-21A N21A	Marathon, Florida, United States	-	Serious injuries	-
15 Feb 2005	Grumman G-21A N327	Penn Yan, New York, United States	-	Minor injuries	-
27 Jul 1996	Grumman G-21A N4763C	Dillingham, Alaska, United States	Fresh Water Adventures	Serious injuries	-
22 Jul 1994	Grumman G-21A N327	Bremerton, Washington, United States	-	No injuries	-
7 Jan 1993	Grumman G-21A N22932	Akutan, Alaska, United States	Peninsula Airways, Inc.	No injuries	-
15 Dec 1992	Grumman G-21A N3116T	West Caicos Isl, Turks And Caicos Islands no coordinates	Provo Air Charter Amphibian	No injuries	-
17 Apr 1991	Grumman G-21A N9750Z	Spokane, Washington, United States	Loel Fenwick	No injuries	-
6 Jul 1987	Grumman G-21A N322	Big Spring, Texas, United States no coordinates	Wilson C. Edwards	Minor injuries	-
20 Feb 1982	Grumman G-21A N2845D	N Cape Yakataga, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Red Dodge	No injuries	-
21 Aug 1980	Grumman G-21A N3282	Karluk, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Kodiak Western Alaska Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-
20 Jul 1980	Grumman G-21A N9750Z	Juneau, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Southeast Skyw	Serious injuries	-
11 Nov 1978	Grumman G-21A N95467	Akutan Bay, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Airpac Inc.	No injuries	-
2 Sep 1978	Grumman G-21A N72PR	Old Harbor, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Kodiak Western Alaska Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-
12 May 1978	Grumman G-21A N1042	Port Moller, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Gifford Aviati	Minor injuries	-
10 Jun 1977	Grumman G-21A N11CS	Catalina, California, United States no coordinates	Catalina Airli	No injuries	-
28 May 1976	Grumman G-21A N93G	Long Beach, California, United States no coordinates	Catalina Airli	No injuries	-
10 Apr 1976	Grumman G-21A N18CS	Avalon, California, United States no coordinates	Air Catalina	No injuries	-
20 Sep 1975	Grumman G-21A N88U	Kodiak, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Kodiak Western Alaska Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-
7 May 1974	Grumman G-21A N1048V	St Thomas, Virgin Islands, United States no coordinates	Antilles Air B	Minor injuries	-
24 Apr 1974	Grumman G-21A N86640	Nassau, Other-Foreign Countries no coordinates	Bahamas Air TA	No injuries	-
13 Oct 1973	Grumman G-21A N4772C	Christiansted, Puerto Rico, United States no coordinates	Antilles Air *	No injuries	-
23 Aug 1973	Grumman G-21A N2021A	Togiak, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Kodiak Airways, Inc.	Minor injuries	-
28 Jul 1973	Grumman G-21A N2845D	Kodiak, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Kodiak Airways, Inc.	No injuries	-
5 Apr 1973	Grumman G-21A N1133	Avalon, California, United States no coordinates	Golden West AI	Minor injuries	-
12 Jan 1973	Grumman G-21A N8777A	Fredericksted, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. no coordinates	Antilles Air B	No injuries	-
4 Sep 1971	Grumman G-21A N4762C	St.croix, Virgin Islands, United States no coordinates	Antilles Airb*	No injuries	-
30 Jul 1971	Grumman G-21A N11CS	Avalon, California, United States no coordinates	Catalina Seap*	No injuries	-
30 Jul 1971	Grumman G-21A N13CS	Avalon, California, United States no coordinates	Catalina Seap*	No injuries	-
6 Jun 1971	Grumman G-21A N1621A	Fish Cay, Other-Foreign Countries no coordinates	Chalks Flying	No injuries	-
23 May 1971	Grumman G-21A N8777A	Charlotte Amal, Virgin Islands, United States no coordinates	Antilles Air *	Minor injuries	-
3 Dec 1970	Grumman G-21A N12CS	Lakewood, California, United States no coordinates	Catalina Seap*	Serious injuries	-
26 Nov 1970	Grumman G-21A N4772C	Wrangell, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Alaska Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-
30 Aug 1970	Grumman G-21A N4773C	Juneau, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Alaska Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-
15 Jun 1970	Grumman G-21A N2845D	New Stuyahok, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Western Alaska Airlines, Inc.	Minor injuries	-