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    Airframe Family: Grumman G-21/JRF/OA-9/OA-13 Goose
    Latest Model:G-21 Goose
    Last Military Serial:84808 USN
    Construction Number:B-103
    Last Civil Registration:N1513V
    Compressed ID:Grumman G-21 sn 84808 USN cn B-103...
    Latest Owner or Location:Reeve Aleutian Airways Inc, Anchorage, AK

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a G-21.
    GRUMMAN G-21 Unknown

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 84808.

    Circa 1954

    To Avalon Air Transport, Long Beach CA with new c/r N1513V.

    1957

    To Reeve Aleutian Airways Inc keeping c/r N1513V.

    14 March 1958

    To Reeve Aleutian Airways Inc, Anchorage, AK with new c/r N1513V.

    15 September 1968


    Photographer: Neil Aird
    Notes: At Anchorage, Alaska

    22 June 1970

    Involved in an incident.
    Summarized NTSB narrative from report number ANC70AA021: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 15:20 hours. The airframe was destroyed. The flight departed from Cold Bay, AK, with the destination False Pass, AK. The aircraft nosed over during the landing rollout. The factors included; came to rest in water. Report remarks include: May have hit submerged object. Nosed down, water entered thru tear in hull. Sank in 110 feet of water. Incident occurred at or near False Pass, AK.
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    24 July 1970

    Civil registration, N1513V, cancelled.
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