- Date
- June 15, 1970
- Place
- New Stuyahok, AK · NEW STUYAHOK, AK
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2845DGrumman G-21A
- Status
- Completed · report September 15, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 125089
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0014 70/6/15 NEW STUYAHOK,ALAS GRUMMAN G-21A CR- 0 0 1 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 13000 TIME - 1435 N2845D PX- 0 0 3 TOTAL HOURS, 1900 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NEW STUYAHOK OPERATOR - WESTERN ALASKA AIRLINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP DILLINGHAM,ALAS KOLIGANEK,ALAS NEW STUYAHOK,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-DOWN LANDING IN WATER LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO RETRACT LANDING GEAR FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- STRIP LOOKED SOFT SO PLT LND IN RIVER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2845D
- Reported as
- Grumman G-21A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- New Stuyahok
N2845DRegistration cancelled Sep 24, 2012 · Grumman G-21AAirframe modelGrumman G-21AEngine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Other investigations on N2845D · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC82DA020Accident · No injuriesFinal reportN Cape Yakataga, AKAircraft departed merrill field at 1110 with 220 gallons of fuel. Two hours later both engines quit while flying at an altitude of 6500 feet approximately 10 miles offshore. The crew was unable to restart the engines and the aircraft was ditched into 12 to 15…NTSB ANC74AA012Accident · No injuriesClosedKodiak, AK