# Accident 19820220004929A: Gruman G21A, Cape Yakataga, AK, February 20, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 1982, 13:10 local time
- Place: Cape Yakataga, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.0664° N, 142.4308° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cape Yakataga, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.0664&lon=-142.4308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2845D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2845D-2012-09-24) (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
- Reported engine: PWA R985*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,628 total, 40 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC82DA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820220004929A

## Narrative

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

BOTH ENGINE QUIT EN ROUTE OVER WATER. DITCHED IN HEAVY SEA. RESCUED. AIRPLANE SANK. SUSPECT FUEL PROBLEM.

## 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 ANC82DA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DA020), Feb 20, 1982: Grumman G-21A (N2845D), N Cape Yakataga, AK, substantial damage

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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