# Accident 20140617008759A: Grumman G-21A, Sula, MT, June 17, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 2014, 17:30 local time
- Place: Sula, MT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6925° N, 113.9517° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6925&lon=-113.9517&mi=10
- Aircraft: N888GG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N888GG-2018-03-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-21A (registry code 3951204, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-21a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-21A
- Reported engine: P & W R-985-AN-14B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 9,800 total, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14FA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14FA231) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140617008759A

## Narrative

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

ON 17 JUNE 2014 AT APPROXIMATELY 1730 MDT A TWIN ENGINE, GRUMMAN G-21A N888GG, CRASHED ENROUTE FROM SALMON IDAHO TO HAMILTON MT UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES.  THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN THE PARKING LOT AT THE LOST TRAIL SKI RESORT, CONNOR MONTANA.  UPON IMPACT THE AIRCRAFT BURST INTO FLAMES AND WAS DESTROYED.  NO OTHER CAUSAL FACTORS AT THIS TIME.

## 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 WPR14FA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14FA231), Jun 17, 2014: Grumman G 21A (N888GG), Sula, MT, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to continue flight into deteriorating weather conditions in an airplane not maintained for instrument flight, which resulted in a loss of control due to spatial disorientation.

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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