# Accident 19960726025979A: Grumav G21A, Dillingham, AK, July 26, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1996, 18:00 local time
- Place: Dillingham, AK
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BPMC
- Location: 58.8192° N, 157.8592° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.8192&lon=-157.8592&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4763C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV G21A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC96LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA123) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960726025979A

## Narrative

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

AMPHIBIAN STRUCK BYSTANDER WHILE MAKING 180 AFTER TAXIING ONTO BEACH. MAN TAKING PICTURES WAS STRUCK BY PLANE TAIL.

## 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 ANC96LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA123), Jul 27, 1996: Grumman G-21A (N4763C), Dillingham, AK, no damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate visual lookout in order to see and avoid all ground personnel, his failure to follow company procedures and directives regarding Public Protection, and his…

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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