Grumman G-21A N322
10 August 1969 · Avalon, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 10 August 1969 at about 17:40 local time, a Grumman G-21A registered N322, operated by Catalina Air *, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Avalon, California, United States. 7 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Avalon, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Grumman G-21A
- Registration
- N322
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Catalina Air *
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2142
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
ACFT SKIPPED OFF HI SWELL, LANDED HARD, TAIL SURFACE DAMAGED BY HEAVY SPRAY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Grumman G-21A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Aug 1969 | Grumman G-21A | Avalon, California, United States | Catalina Airli | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Aug 1969 | Grumman G-21A | Avalon, California, United States | Catalina Airli | No injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1969 | Grumman G-21A | Catalina Is, California, United States | Catalina Seap* | No injuries | - |
| 3 Dec 1970 | Grumman G-21A | Lakewood, California, United States | Catalina Seap* | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Jan 1970 | Grumman G-21A | Avalon, California, United States | Catalina Airl* | Fatal | - |
| 15 Jun 1970 | Grumman G-21A | New Stuyahok, Alaska, United States | Western Alaska Airlines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb 1969 | Piper PA-28 | Lacosta Is, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1969 | Cessna 310 | Orlando, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1969 | Luscombe 8A | Sedalia, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1969 | Beechcraft H35 | Union Lake, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1969 | Piper PA-22 | Midlothian, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 1969 | Taylr Titch M-3 | Watkins, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |