Grumman G-21A N88820
21 August 1966 · Juneau Alas, Alaska, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 21 August 1966 at about 10:35 local time, a Grumman G-21A registered N88820, operated by Alaska Coastal-Ellis, was involved in an accident during in flight near Juneau Alas, Alaska, United States. 9 people were on board and 9 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Juneau Alas, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Grumman G-21A
- Registration
- N88820
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Alaska Coastal-Ellis
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0044
People
9 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO A GLACIAL CREVASSE.HAZARDOUS LOCATION PRECLUDED ON SCENE INVESTIGATION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Grumman G-21A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Mar 1966 | Grumman G-21A | C.amalie St.th.vi, Virgin Islands, United States | Antilles Air B | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1966 | Grumman G-21A | Reef Island Alas., Alaska, United States | Other-Foreign Flag Carrier | Fatal | 6 |
| 27 May 1966 | Grumman G-21A | Anchorage Alas, Alaska, United States | Federal Aviati | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 1966 | Grumman G-21A | Catalina Is Calif, California, United States | Catalina Seapl | No injuries | - |
| 30 Aug 1967 | Grumman G-21A | Prince Rupert, Canada | Alaska Coastal-Ellis | No injuries | - |
| 5 Dec 1967 | Grumman G-21A | Tortola, Other-Foreign Countries | Antilles Air B | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar 1966 | Hughes 269A | Fort Collins Colo, Colorado, United States | Kensair Corp. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1966 | Piper PA-22 | Lake City Fla, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1966 | Brantly B-2 | N.platte Nebr, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1966 | Grumman TBM | Elko Nev, Nevada, United States | Sonora Avaitio | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 1966 | Cessna 182 | Plankinton S Dak, South Dakota, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Jan 1966 | Cessna 140A | Geneva Ny, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |