# NTSB ANC08WA096: Grumman G-21A, Port Hardy, Canada, August 3, 2008

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Foreign investigation
- Date: August 3, 2008, 07:00 local (14:00 UTC)
- Place: Port Hardy, Canada
- Coordinates: 50.466667, -127.466667
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=50.4667&lon=-127.4667&mi=10
- Injuries: 5 fatal, 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 68605
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC08WA096
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/68605/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08WA096

## Probable cause

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## Analysis

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## Factual narrative

On August 3, 2008, about 0700, pacific daylight time, a Grumman G-21A, Canadian registration C-GPCD, operated by Pacific Coastal Airlines Ltd., departed from Port Hardy, British Columbia, Canada, on a flight to Chamiss Bay, Vancouver Island, British Columbia. The airplane collided with terrain in the vicinity of Alice Lake, on Vancouver Island. The flight was conducted under the provisions of the Civil Aviation Regulations of Canada. The pilot and four passengers received fatal injuries. One passenger received serious injuries, and one passenger received minor injuries.

This report is for information purposes only.  The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Transportation Safety Board of Canada, and contains only the information released by, or obtained from the Government of Canada.  Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from:

Transportation Safety Board of Canada

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## Aircraft

- Registration: C-GPCD (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-21A
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: B76
- Engines: Pratt and Whitney R-985 450 horsepower reciprocating; Pratt and Whitney R-985 450 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Pacific Coastal Airlines Ltd.
- Registered owner: Pacific Coastal Airlines Ltd.
- Departed: CYZT, Port Hardy
- Destination: Chamiss Bay
- Flight plan: Unknown

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.

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