# Accident 19771213042059A: Gruman G21A, Miami Lakes, FL, December 13, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 1977
- Place: Miami Lakes, FL
- Airport: Opa Locka
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 25.9127° N, 80.3204° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Miami Lakes, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9127&lon=-80.3204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23DF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23DF-2016-11-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-21A (registry code 3951204, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-21a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAN G21A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,985 total, 935 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA78FKT20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKT20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771213042059A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

70GALS R TANK,L TANK EMPTY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA78FKT20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKT20), Dec 13, 1977: Grumman G-21 (N23DF), Miami Lakes, FL, destroyed

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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