# NTSB UNK64X0300: Grumman G-21A, N79914, Petersburg, AK, January 20, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 20, 1964
- Place: Petersburg, AK · PETERSBURG, AK
- Location: 56.8113° N, 132.9513° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Petersburg, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=56.8113&lon=-132.9513&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 16, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114506
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X0300
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0300

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0016  64/1/20    PETERSBURG ALAS     GRUMMAN G-21A       CR-  0  0  1  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       COMMERCIAL, AGE UNK/NR,
        TIME - 1357                    N79914              PX-  0  0  1                            7000 TOTAL HOURS, 4700 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        OPERATOR - ALASKA COASTAL-ELLIS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N79914](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79914-2013-05-13), registration cancelled 2013-05-13, S/N B88, built 1944 (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

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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