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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Gruman G-21A · Karluk, AK · August 21, 1980

Date
August 21, 1980 · 14:40 local
Place
Karluk, AK
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3282
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC80DA088
Reported as
Gruman G21A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,642 total0 in this make and model160 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.

Hull of amphibian struck bottom during water taxi. Airplane was loaded over gross weight.

As the FAA filed it

HULL OF AMPHIBIAN STRUCK BOTTOM DURING WATER TAXI. AIRPLANE WAS LOADED OVER GROSS WEIGHT.

NTSB investigation

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