Grumman G-21 N87U
26 March 1980 · Karluk, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 26 March 1980 at about 12:10 local time, a Grumman G-21 registered N87U, operated by Kodiak Western, was involved in an accident during the taxi phase of flight near Karluk, Alaska, United States. 4 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 12:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Karluk, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Karluk Seaplane
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Grumman G-21
- Registration
- N87U
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Kodiak Western
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Route
- Kodiak, Ak → Kodiak, Ak
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3757
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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
WHILE STEP TAXING ON KARLUK LAGOON ACFT SWERUED UP ONTO BEACH.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Grumman G-21 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Apr 1978 | Grumman G-21 | St Thomas, Virgin Islands, United States | Antilles Air B | Fatal | 2 |
| 13 Dec 1977 | Grumman G-21 | Miami Lakes, Florida, United States | Dean Franklin | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Feb 1976 | Grumman G-21 | Avalon, California, United States | Air Catalina | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 1975 | Grumman G-21 | Long Beach, California, United States | Catalina Aibl* | No injuries | - |
| 9 Oct 1974 | Grumman G-21 | Wichita, Kansas, United States | Aircraft FAC I | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Dec 1974 | Grumman G-21 | Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported | Kodiak Airways, Inc. | Fatal | 5 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |