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| Date: | Sunday 24 December 1961 |
| Time: | 10:50 |
| Type: |  Grumman G-21A Goose |
| Owner/operator: | Kodiak Airways |
| Registration: | N1503V |
| MSN: | 1020 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Kodiak, AK -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Old Harbor, Kodiak, AK |
| Kaguyak, AK | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Immediately after take off the aircraft descended back into the water bounced up climbing steeply losing control and crashed back into the water and sank.
Sources:
http://goosecentral.web.officelive.com/1020.aspx
https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/33667
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 26-Jan-2011 03:38 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Dec-2021 17:16 | Cobar | Updated [Time, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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