Grumman G-21A Goose crash, Jul 21, 1984 (4 killed), Ouzinkie
Grumman G-21A Goose accident on July 21, 1984 near Ouzinkie, Alaska, United States with 4 fatalities. Cause: In flight encounter with fog, rain and...
- Date: July 21, 1984
- Aircraft: Grumman G-21A Goose
- Location: Ouzinkie, Alaska, United States
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: In flight encounter with fog, rain and obscuration after inadequate preflight planning, poor weather evaluation and an attempted VFR flight into instrument conditions by a pilot not current for IFR (NTSB ANC84FA119)
A Grumman Goose N2021A operated for Harold W. Dierich left Kodiak under special VFR bound for Larsen Bay on 21 July 1984 and circled over Monashka Bay waiting for weather to improve. The pilot then continued toward the Narrow Strait near Ouzinkie, where the aircraft struck the water, killing all four occupants. The aircraft was destroyed.