Kodiak – Ouzinkie – Larsen Bay

On July 21, 1984 at 09:20 AM, Kodiak – Ouzinkie – Larsen Bay experienced a crash involving Grumman G-21A Goose, operated by Harold W. Dierich, with the event recorded near Ouzinkie Alaska.

The flight was categorized as private and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

4 people were known to be on board, 4 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 3, passenger fatalities: 3, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. N2021A departed Kodiak, AK, at 0904 akdt under a special VFR clearance. Two other pilots stated N2021A was then circling over Monashka Bay while waiting for the weather over the Narrow Strait to clear. At 0920 akdt the pilot of N2021A stated to one of the other pilots that the weather appeared to be getting better and he was going to take a look. The aircraft collided with the waters of the Narrow Strait, northwest of Monashka Bay. Witnesses reported the weather was IFR in the area at the time. N2021A was not equipped for instrument flight nor was the pilot current with fars to conduct IFR operations. While circling over Monashka Bay the pilot of N2021A expressed concern to the other pilot about cargo of frozen meat thawing. All four occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration N2021A, MSN B114, year of manufacture 1945.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 57.9235°, -152.5020°.