C-GDDJ
Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corp. G-21A · built 1942
Register facts: Canadian Civil Aircraft Register (open data, file dated October 27, 2026).
FlightFinder has no observed route profile for this registration. The documented safety events below are available independently of live flight tracking.
Safety history
- December 18, 2023AccidentHull loss
Findings as to causes and contributing factors: 1. The operator did not store fuel drums in a way that minimized the possibility of fuel contamination because the operator was not aware of Transport Canada’s fuel drum storage guidelines. Full accident record
Transportation Safety Board of Canada records5 on file
Worst recorded outcome: substantial damage.
- December 18, 2023Accidentsubstantial damage
C-GDDJ, a Wilderness Seaplanes Limited Grumman G-21A aircraft (serial number 1184) was conducting a flight under visual flight rules from Bella Bella (CBBC), British Columbia (BC) to Port Hardy (CYZT), BC, with 1 pilot and 4 passengers on board. Shortly after takeoff from Runway 13, the left engine surged and lost…
- July 31, 2022Accidentsubstantial damage
C-GDDJ, a Wilderness Seaplanes Grumman G21A (Goose), was conducting a passenger flight from Walbran Island, BC, (17 nautical miles southwest of Rivers Inlet [CAU8]) to Port Hardy (CYZT), BC, with the pilot and 8 passengers on board. After the aircraft began to taxi on the water for departure, the right wing float…
- June 30, 2022Incident
C-GDDJ, a Wilderness Seaplanes Grumman G21A (Goose) was conducting a passenger flight from Port Hardy (CYZT), BC, to the Wuikinuxv airstrip (60 nautical miles north of CYZT) with the pilot and 4 passengers on board. After touchdown at Wuikinuxv, when the tailwheel was lowered, the plan began to drift to the left. The…
- April 26, 2022Incident
C-GDDJ, a Wilderness Seaplanes Limited Grumman G-21A (Goose) amphibious airplane, was conducting a local company training flight from Port Hardy (CYZT) BC with 2 flight crew members on board. During cruise flight, the right engine (Pratt & Whitney-USA R-985-AN-14B) began making abnormal exhaust noises. The engine was…
- April 5, 2016Accidentsubstantial damage
C-GDDJ, an amphibious Grumman Goose G-21A operated by Pacific Coastal Airlines, struck a swell on landing at Wallace Bay, BC, about 5 nm SSW of Ocean Falls, BC (CAH2), resulting in significant damage to the tail structure. There were no injuries. The aircraft was taxied to CAH2 where it taxied out of the water via the…
Source: TSB Aviation Safety Information System (ASIS) (open data).