- Date
- March 26, 1980
- Place
- Karluk, AK · KARLUK, AK
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N87UGrumman G-21
- Status
- Completed · report May 15, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800326028199A
- Case key
- 131590
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3757 80/3/26 NR.KARLUK,AK GRUMMAN G-21 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1210 N87U PX- 0 0 3 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER 41, 7940 TOTAL HOURS, 485 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KARLUK SEAPLANE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP KODIAK,AK KODIAK,AK KARLUK,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAXI: FROM LANDING COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS REMARKS- WHILE STEP TAXING ON KARLUK LAGOON ACFT SWERUED UP ONTO BEACH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N87U
- Reported as
- Grumman G-21
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Karluk Seaplane
N87URegistration cancelled Jun 10, 2023 · Grumman G-21AAirframe modelGrumman G-21AEngine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 series
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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.