# NTSB ANC79DAG24: Grumman G-21A, N95467, Akutan Bay, AK, November 11, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 11, 1978
- Place: Akutan Bay, AK · AKUTAN BAY, AK
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 5, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138514
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC79DAG24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAG24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4070  78/11/11   AKUTAN BAY,AK       GRUMMAN G-21A       CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 10730
        TIME - 1345                    N95467              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 4850 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AKUTAN BAY,AK               DUTCH HARBOR,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                     180
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           20                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- GUSTS TO 30 KNTS. A/C COLLIDED WITH SHIPS BUOY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N95467](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N95467), registered now, S/N 1161, built 1942 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-21A
- Registry model: [Grumman G-21A](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-21a) (registry code 3951204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19781111041029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781111041029A), Nov 11, 1978: Gulstm JRF2, Akutan Bay, AK, Substantial damage. Gusts to 30 knts. A/c collided with ships buoy.

## Other investigations on N95467 (2)

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.

- [NTSB MIA68O0008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68O0008), Dec 5, 1967: Grumman G-21A (N95467), Tortola, U.S. Virgin Islands, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA66F0217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66F0217), Aug 27, 1965: Grumman G-21 (N95467), Christiansted, VI, substantial damage

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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