Dates

Event

Constructed as a JRF-5.

10 April 1944

Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 37799.

January 1954

Assigned to NAS Litchfield, AZ for storage.

4 February 1955

Struck off Strength/Charge from the United States Navy.

10 March 1955

To Alaska Coastal Airlines, Ketchikan, AK with new c/r N4773C.

April 1955

Converted to a G-21A.

April 1955

Certificate of airworthiness for N4773C issued.

18 September 1962

To Alaska Coastal-Ellis Airlines, Juneau, AK keeping c/r N4773C.
Business name and location changed.

June 1966

To Alaska Coastal Airlines, Juneau, AK keeping c/r N4773C.
Business name and location changed.

1966

Converted to a G-21C Turbo by McKinnon.
Converted to PT6A-6 Turbo Goose with enlarged cabin windows by ACEA at Juneau, AK.

1 April 1968

To Alaska Airlines Inc, Seattle, WA keeping c/r N4773C.
Alaska Coastal Airlines, Juneau, AK.

30 August 1970

Damaged.
Forced landing on water near Juneau due to prop blade breaking away in flight.

30 August 1970

Involved in an incident.
Summarized NTSB narrative from report number ANC71IA015: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 15:30 hours. There was minor damage. The flight departed from Ketchikan, AK, with the destination Juneau, AK. The propellar failed while cruising. The engine failed or malfunctioned while cruising. The factors included; separation in flight. There was complete power loss in the failure of one engine...
For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

5 November 1973

To Nils Christensen/Viking Air Ltd, Victoria, BC keeping c/r N4773C.

By 1976

Restored.
Rebuilt by Viking Air from turbines to original P and W R985s.

June 1976

Civil registration C-GICK reserved but not taken up.

January 1980

To Channel Flying Inc, Juneau, AK with new c/r N4773C.

September 1983

To Channel Flying Inc, Juneau, AK with new c/r N37487.

1 June 1986

Crashed.
There were five minor injuries. The accident occurred at the Entrance Island SPB Airport (2Z1) Hobart Bay, AK, United States while landing. The damage was substantial. The pilot neglected to raise the landing gear after departing the airport. While landing onto water with the gear still down, the aircrafts nose broke off and the aircraft nosed over inverted and then sank.
For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

July 1987

Recovered.
Wreck salvaged.

July 1987

Transported by ground.
Trucked to Seattle, WA.

Spotted at Arlington, WA.

11 March 1988

To Carl Eurick, Seattle, WA keeping c/r N37487.

12 April 1988

To Urbano M. (Bill) Dasilva, Dexter, MI keeping c/r N37487.

From 1988 to 1993

Restored.

10 March 1994

To Greenhill Charles, Mettawa, IL keeping c/r N37487.

15 March 1994

Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
Notes: At DuPage Airport, West Chicago, IL

15 March 1994

Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
Notes: At DuPage Airport, West Chicago, IL

6 May 1994

Certificate of airworthiness for N37487 (G-21A, B-52) issued.

March 1995

To Charles Greenhill, Kenosha, WI with new c/r N42GL.

Based at Chuck Greenhill Private Collection, Kenosha Regional Airport, Milwaukee, WI.
View the Location Dossier

12 September 2002

To Charles Greenhill/Amphib Inc, Lake Zurich, IL keeping c/r N42GL.

1 January 2006

Certificate of airworthiness for NX42GL (G-21A, B-52) issued.

23 April 2009

Photographer: James Eubanks
Notes: Sun-n-Fun, Lakeland Linder Regional Airport, Lakeland FL

26 August 2010

Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
Notes: At Kenosha, WI

30 March 2011

Photographer: Terry Fletcher
Notes: At 2011 Sun n Fun at Lakeland, Florida

27 July 2012

Photographer: Todd Royer
Notes: EAA Airventure 2012

31 January 2019

Civil registration, N42GL, cancelled.

15 March 2019

To Amphib Inc, Lake Zurich, IL with new c/r N42GL.

21 April 2022

To Amphib Inc, Kenosha, WI keeping c/r N42GL.

18 January 2023

To unknown owner with c/r N42GL.
Registration pending to a new owner in Helena, MT.

5 May 2023

To Valadez Goose Llc, Helena, MT keeping c/r N42GL.