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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Gruman G-21A · Laboucher Bay, AK · August 25, 1978

Date
August 25, 1978
Place
Laboucher Bay, AK
Phase of flight
Unknown/Not Reported
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N1045
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC78FA067
Reported as
Gruman G21A
People aboard
11
Fatal injuries
11
Pilot’s flight hours
5,727 total684 in this make and model269 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft damage and injury index presumed. Four bodies recovered.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT DAMAGE AND INJURY INDEX PRESUMED. FOUR BODIES RECOVERED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.