Event SEA86LA015

1985-10-15 LONG ISLAND, Alaska, United States None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N72PR

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

JMB AIRCRAFT USA INC VL3 EVOLUTION

Year of manufacture

2018

Engine

ROTAX 914 SERIES (100 hp)

Seats / Engines

2 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

20181014

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A9A288

Registrant of record

REIMER LYNN C

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N72PR Grumman G21A None

Factual narrative

WHILE LANDING WITH THREE TO FOUR FOOT SWELLS AND WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS COMING OFF THE STEP, A WAVE STRUCK THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND ELEVATOR CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_SEA86LA015.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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