Accident Grumman G-21A Goose N1045, Friday 25 August 1978
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Date:Friday 25 August 1978
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic G21 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Grumman G-21A Goose
Owner/operator:Webber Airlines
Registration: N1045
MSN: 1195
Fatalities:Fatalities: 12 / Occupants: 12
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:near Laboucher Bay, AK -   United States of America
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi
Departure airport:
Destination airport:Ketchikan, AK
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
Crashed and sank; four bodies recovered.

Accident investigation:
  
Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: ANC78FA067
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 9 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft

10 December 1964 CF-OQA BC Airlines Cougar Bay, BC w/o

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
25-Feb-2008 12:00 ASN archive Added
26-Jan-2011 12:50 TB Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Other fatalities, Destination airport, Narrative, ]

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