Grumman G-21A N72PR
2 September 1978 · Old Harbor, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 2 September 1978 at about 10:40 local time, a Grumman G-21A registered N72PR, operated by Kodiak Western Alaska Airlines, Inc., was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Old Harbor, Alaska, United States. 5 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Old Harbor, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Old Harbor
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Grumman G-21A
- Registration
- N72PR
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Kodiak Western Alaska Airlines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Kodiak, Ak
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0024
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
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
#2 CYL HEAD CRACKED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1978 | Cessna 150L | Hallandale, Mississippi, United States | Boardman Aviat | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1978 | Cessna 310Q | Destin, Florida, United States | Araguel Sander | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1978 | Beechcraft S-35 | Audubon, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 29 May 1978 | Piper PA-23 | Longdale, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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| 23 Apr 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Arlington, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 9 |