Accident Grumman G-21A Goose N88820,
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Date:Friday 2 December 1949
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic G21 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Grumman G-21A Goose
Owner/operator:Alaska Coastal Airlines
Registration: N88820
MSN: 1114
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 6
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:Farm Island 24 km S of Petersburg, AK -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Passenger
Departure airport:Petersburg, AK
Destination airport:Wrangell, AK
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Forced landing during snow storm near Stikine River. One woman passenger died. Others injured. One wing and engine torn off.

Sources:

El Tiempo 4 December 1949, p8
El Litoral 3 December 1949, p1
Saskatoon Star-Phoenix 3 December 1949, p2

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
21 August 1966 N88820 Alaska Coastal Airlines 9 Juneau, AK w/o

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
08-May-2014 14:53 TB Added
28-Jan-2015 20:24 TB Updated [Date, Country, Source]
28-Jan-2015 20:25 TB Updated [Location]
21-Nov-2015 08:10 Anon. Updated [Operator]
28-Dec-2017 18:45 TB Updated [Registration, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative]
09-Jan-2022 17:14 Cobar Updated [Registration, Cn, Location]

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