ANC75AA045

NTSB accident investigation · Grumman G-21 · Missing Aircraft · December 11, 1974

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
December 11, 1974
Place
Missing Aircraft · MISSING AIRCRAFT, UN
Injuries
5 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
N1583VGrumman G-21
Status
Completed · report January 16, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
141156

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0035  74/12/11   MISSING AIRCRAFT    GRUMMAN G-21        CR-  1  0  0  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       COMMERCIAL, AGE 20, 1494
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N1583V              PX-  4  0  0                            TOTAL HOURS, 137 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        OPERATOR - KODIAK AIRWAYS,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OLD HARBOR,ALAS             KODIAK,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISSING AIRCRAFT,NOT RECOVERED                           UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- INJURY INDEX & ACFT DMG PRESUMED.

Aircraft

Registration
N1583V
Reported as
Grumman G-21
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.