Grumman G-21A accident near Port Hardy, Ca, August 3, 2008
On August 3, 2008 at about 2:00 pm local time, a Grumman G-21A, registered CGPCD, was substantially damaged in an accident near Port Hardy. It was flown under non-U.S. commercial rules. 5 people were killed, 1 person was seriously injured and 1 person had minor injuries.
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 3, 2008 · about 2:00 pm local time
- Place
- Port Hardy, Ca · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 5 people were killed, 1 person was seriously injured and 1 person had minor injuries.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft
- Grumman G-21A · all G-21As on the register
- Registration
- CGPCD · no longer on the register · serial B76
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Flight · non-U.S. commercial rules
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
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The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
The aircraft
- Maximum gross weight: 7,982 lb
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine 1: Pratt And Whitney R-985 (piston); 0 hours total
- Engine 2: Pratt And Whitney R-985 (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Pacific Coastal Airlines Ltd.
The flight
- Departed from: CYZT Port Hardy at 2:00 pm
- Destination: Chamiss Bay
- Flight plan: not recorded
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
The docket, the folder of records gathered during an investigation (maintenance records, photographs, witness statements, examinations), has not been read from the NTSB for this case yet; the list appears here once it has. Open the docket at the NTSB.
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, the folder of records gathered during the investigation, shown as the NTSB released them (the NTSB redacts some personal details first) and listed under the NTSB's own titles. This site's own text never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number ANC08WA096.