# Accident 19800326028199A: Gruman G21A, Karluk, AK, March 26, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 1980, 12:10 local time
- Place: Karluk, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ops On Grnd From Ldg/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 57.5719° N, 154.4556° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Karluk, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.5719&lon=-154.4556&mi=10
- Aircraft: N87U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N87U-2023-06-10) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,940 total, 485 in this make and model, 102 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC80DA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800326028199A

## Narrative

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

ENGINES FAILED TO RESPOND EVENLY ON STEP TAXI AFTER LANDING. SWERVED ONTO BEACH. FUEL GRADE USED INVITES CARB ICE.

## 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 ANC80DA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DA037), Mar 26, 1980: Grumman G-21 (N87U), Karluk, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N87U (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19790425025099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790425025099I), Apr 25, 1979: Grumav G21A (N87U), Kodiak, AK, Minor damage. Landing gear retracted only partially. Collapsed on landing. Selector handle loose from the pall shaft.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.