- Date
- May 12, 1978
- Place
- Port Moller, AK · PORT MOLLER, AK
- Injuries
- 3 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N1042Grumman G-21A
- Status
- Completed · report January 2, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780512040469A
- Case key
- 141633
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3529 78/5/12 NR.PORT MOLLER,AK GRUMMAN G-21A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1340 N1042 PX- 0 0 2 AIR TAXI-PASSG 30, 2855 TOTAL HOURS, 54 DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PORT MOLLER,AK COLD BAY,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION DRAGGED WINGTIP,POD,OR FLOAT TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT REMARKS- LAGOON-OPEN WATER.DURING TKOF RUN L WING FLOAT STAYED IN WATER.33HRS PIC IN TYPE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1042
- Reported as
- Grumman G-21A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.