# Accident 19930813029419A: Grumav G21, Togiak River, AK, August 13, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1993, 16:00 local time
- Place: Togiak River, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BPMC
- Location: 59.2098° N, 160.5406° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.2098&lon=-160.5406&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1530H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV G21
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 19,391 total, 3,043 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC93LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA144) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930813029419A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO DEPART INSUFICIENT RIVER WATER AREA. STRUCK BANK AND TREES. CARTWHEELED.

## 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 ANC93LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA144), Aug 14, 1993: Grumman G-21 (N1530H), Togiak River, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S IMPROPER PREFLIGHT DECISION MAKING AND SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FOR TAKEOFF.

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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