Grumman G-21A N18CS
10 April 1976 · Avalon, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 10 April 1976 at about 16:20 local time, a Grumman G-21A registered N18CS, operated by Air Catalina, was involved in an accident during in flight near Avalon, California, United States. 10 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Avalon, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Grumman G-21A
- Registration
- N18CS
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Air Catalina
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Camp Fox, Catalina, Ca → San Pedro, Ca
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0751
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
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
L ENG LOST PWR.DIDNT FEATH PROP.UN MAINTAIN ALT, LND CROSS SWELL.L FLOAT SEP.ACFT SANK IN OCEAN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Grumman G-21A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Feb 1976 | Grumman G-21A | St Croix, Virgin Islands, United States | Antilles Air B | Fatal | 5 |
| 28 May 1976 | Grumman G-21A | Long Beach, California, United States | Catalina Airli | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jun 1977 | Grumman G-21A | Catalina, California, United States | Catalina Airli | No injuries | - |
| 20 Sep 1975 | Grumman G-21A | Kodiak, Alaska, United States | Kodiak Western Alaska Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1978 | Grumman G-21A | St Thomas, Virgin Islands, United States | Antilles Air B | Fatal | 4 |
| 7 May 1974 | Grumman G-21A | St Thomas, Virgin Islands, United States | Antilles Air B | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Feb 1976 | Cessna 150 | Coyanosa, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Jan 1976 | Beechcraft E18S | Manahawkin, New Jersey, United States | Thramway Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1976 | Schweizer SGS233 | Elmira, New York, United States | Ithaca Flyingc | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 1976 | Piper PA-22 | Burns, Oregon, United States | Klamath Aircra | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1976 | Douglas DC-3A | Dallas, Texas, United States | Tricon Airline | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1976 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Boulder, Colorado, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |