# Accident 19860601037679A: Grumav G21A, Hobart Ban, AK, June 1, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 1986, 13:45 local time
- Place: Hobart Ban, AK
- Airport: Entrance Island
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CFIA
- Location: 57.0499° N, 132.6194° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.0499&lon=-132.6194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N37487 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV G21A
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN1
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,255 total, 1,810 in this make and model, 47 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA86LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA135) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860601037679A

## Narrative

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

AMPHIBIAN PILOT FAILED TO CHECK LANDING GEAR POSITION PRIOR TO A WATER LANDING. LANDED WITH WHEELS DOWN.OVERTURNED.

## 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 SEA86LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA135), Jun 1, 1986: Grumman G21A (N37487), Hobart Bay, 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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