Grumman G21-G accident near Dutch Harbor, Alaska, August 12, 1996
On August 12, 1996, a Grumman G21-G, registered N660PA, was destroyed in an accident near Dutch Harbor, Alaska. It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). 2 people were killed. The weather was conditions the NTSB did not record.
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
Undetermined.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 12, 1996
- Place
- Dutch Harbor, Alaska · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 2 people were killed.
- Weather
- conditions the NTSB did not record
- Aircraft
- Grumman G21-G · all G21-Gs on the register
- Registration
- N660PA · registry record · serial 1203
- 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
A search for the airplane was suspended 4 days after the airplane was reported overdue. The search included remote areas of island coastline and mountainous terrain. Low ceilings were reported in the area of departure by the operator. Aircraft damage and injuries are presumed.
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: airline transport pilot, flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; multi-engine sea; single-engine land; single-engine sea; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 20,000 hours in all; 8,000 in this make and model; 200 in the last 90 days; 40 in the last 30 days; 18,200 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 13,381 hours
- Last inspection: approved inspection programme, August 3, 1996; 15 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 12,500 lb
- Seats: 10
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: P&W PT6A-27 (turboprop); 0 hours total
- Not recorded
The flight
- Departed from: Anderson Bay AK at 7:10 pm
- Destination: DUT AK
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 236° at 11 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 7,000 ft; scat at 2,500 ft
- Temperature: 55°F (13°C), dew point 43°F (6°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 7:14 pm from PAD
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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