# Accident 20080129831379A: Grumav G21A, Marathon, FL, January 29, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 29, 2008, 17:30 local time
- Place: Marathon, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 24.8747° N, 81.2300° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=24.8747&lon=-81.2300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N21A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-21A (registry code 3951204, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-21a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV G21A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,000 total, 100 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA08LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08LA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080129831379A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE OCEAN CAUSING IT TO FLIP. AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED DURING THE LANDING ATTEMPT.

## 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 MIA08LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08LA048), Jan 29, 2008: Grumman G-21A (N21A), Marathon, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during a water landing.

## Other reports on N21A (1)

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

- [Accident 20020617011549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020617011549A), Jun 17, 2002: Grumav G21 (N21A), Northway, AK, No damage. (.19) On June 17, 2002, about 1204 Alaska daylight time, an amphibious Grumman goose G-21 airplane, N21A, sustained substantial damage during landing at the…

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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