# Accident 19851015073569A: Grumav G21A, Long Island, AK, October 15, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 1985, 12:10 local time
- Place: Long Island, AK
- Airport: Long Island
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: WSFA
- Location: 55.6095° N, 131.5807° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.6095&lon=-131.5807&mi=10
- Aircraft: N72PR (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV G21A
- Reported engine: PWA R985*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,750 total, 1,150 in this make and model, 360 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA86LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851015073569A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT COMING OFF STEP AFTER WATER LANDING WHEN TAIL SECTION WAS HIT BY 3 FOOT SWELL. DAMAGE TO ELEVATOR.

## 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 SEA86LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA015), Oct 15, 1985: Grumman G21A (N72PR), Long Island, 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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