# Accident 19940321006189A: Grumav G21, Gustauvs, AK, March 21, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 1994, 11:15 local time
- Place: Gustauvs, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Aircraft: N741, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N741) (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: GRUMAV G21
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC94GA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94GA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940321006189A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED AFTER ENCOUNTERING DOWNDRAFT. (-4)THE STATE-OPERATED AMPHIBIAN WAS UNABLE TO OUTCLIMB RISING TERRAIN AND IMPACTED THE MARGERIE GLACIER, COMING TO REST AT 9,650 FT MSL. PILOT HAD NOT FLOWN SINCE LAST PROFICIENCY CHECK ON 11/27/93. PILOT'S CHECKS WERE CONDUCTED BY A CIVILIAN EMPLOYEE WHO REPORTED DIRECTLY TO THE PILOT. PILOT DID NOT PERFORM WEIGHT & BALANCE. AIRPLANE 1,403 LBS OVER MAX GROSS WEIGHT. ADDITIONALLY, 80 LBS OF FROZEN WATER WAS FOUND IN THE BILGES OF THE HULL. AT THE POWER AND CARB AIR TEMP SETTINGS USED BY THE PILOT, THE AIRPLANE REACHED MAX PERFORMANCE AT APRX 5,000 FT MSL. INVESTIGATION DELEGATED TO THE U.S. BY CANADA.

## 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 ANC94GA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94GA041), Mar 21, 1994: Grumman G21A (N741), Mt. Fairweather, Canada, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER DECISION IN ATTEMPTING TO OUTCLIMB THE RISING TERRAIN WITH THE EXISTING AIRPLANE CLIMB PERFORMANCE. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE…

## Other reports on N741 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20080409831909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080409831909A), Apr 9, 2008: Grumav G21A (N741), Unalaska, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) At approximately 1630 adt on April 9, 2008, a Grumman goose (G-21A), N741, operated by peninsula airways under 14 CFR part 135 as a commuter, flight…

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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