Grumman G-21A accident near Ouzinkie, Alaska, July 21, 1984
On July 21, 1984 at about 5:20 pm local time, a Grumman G-21A, registered N2021A, was destroyed in an accident near Ouzinkie, Alaska. It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). 4 people were killed. The weather was instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- July 21, 1984 · about 5:20 pm local time
- Place
- Ouzinkie, Alaska · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 4 people were killed.
- Weather
- instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility)
- Aircraft
- Grumman G-21A · all G-21As on the register
- Registration
- N2021A · no longer on the register · serial B114
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
N2021A DEPARTED KODIAK, AK, AT 0904 AKDT UNDER A SPECIAL VFR CLEARANCE. TWO OTHER PLTS STATED N2021A WAS THEN CIRCLING OVER MONASHKA BAY WHILE WAITING FOR THE WX OVER THE NARROW STRAIT TO CLEAR. AT 0920 AKDT THE PLT OF N2021A STATED TO ONE OF THE OTHER PLTS THAT THE WX APPEARED TO BE GETTING BETTER AND HE WAS GOING TO TAKE A LOOK. THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH THE WATERS OF THE NARROW STRAIT, NORTHWEST OF MONASHKA BAY. WITNESSES REPORTED THE WX WAS IFR IN THE AREA AT THE TIME. N2021A WAS NOT EQUIPPED FOR INSTRUMENT FLT NOR WAS THE PLT CURRENT WITH FARS TO CONDUCT IFR OPERATIONS. WHILE CIRCLING OVER MONASHKA BAY THE PLT OF N2021A EXPRESSED CONCERN TO THE OTHER PLT ABOUT CARGO OF FROZEN MEAT THAWING.
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
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; multi-engine sea; single-engine land; single-engine sea; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 5,537 hours in all; 2,520 in this make and model; 124 in the last 90 days; 90 in the last 30 days; 4,500 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 6,129 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, July 12, 1984
- Maximum gross weight: 8,920 lb
- Seats: 8
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: P&W R-985 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: ADQ Kodiak AK at 12:03 pm
- Destination: Larsen Bay AK
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 260° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 3 statute miles
- Sky: overcast
- Temperature: 54°F (12°C), dew point 52°F (11°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 3 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N2021A the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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