# NTSB ANC78FA067: Grumman G-21A, N1045, Laboucher Bay, August 25, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 25, 1978
- Place: Laboucher Bay · LABOUCHER BAY,AK, UN
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 12 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 4, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139487
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC78FA067
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78FA067

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4330  78/8/25  NR.LABOUCHER BAY,AK   GRUMMAN G-21A       CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 5727
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N1045               PX- 11  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 684 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LABOUCHER BAY,AK            KETCHIKAN,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDETERMINED                                             UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- ACFT DMG & INJURY INDEX PRESUMED.FOUR BODIES RECOVERED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1045](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1045-1980-07-11), registration cancelled 1980-07-11, S/N 1195, built 1943 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-21A
- Registry model: [Grumman G-21A](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-21a) (registry code 3951204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19780825043289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780825043289A), Aug 25, 1978: Gruman G21A, Laboucher Bay, AK, Destroyed, 11 fatal. Aircraft damage and injury index presumed. Four bodies recovered.

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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