- Date
- July 28, 1973
- Place
- Kodiak, AK · KODIAK, AK
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2845DGrumman G-21A
- Status
- Completed · report September 5, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 189824
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0030 73/7/28 NR.KODIAK,ALAS GRUMMAN G-21A CR- 0 0 1 NS/CTR REVENUE PASSG DOM COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1940 N2845D PX- 0 0 4 AGE 46, 6000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1100 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. OPERATOR - KODIAK AIRWAYS,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BROOKS CAMP,ALAS KODIAK,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION TURBULENCE LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) WEATHER - OTHER FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 1800 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS NONE VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR REMARKS- ENCOUNTERED LOCAL CYCLONIC COND & WATER SPOUT JUST BFOR LDG FLARE. RECOVERY DATE 7/29/73.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2845D
- Reported as
- Grumman G-21A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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 ANC70AA088Accident · Minor injuriesClosedNew Stuyahok, AK