Grumman G-21A N22932

17 September 1979 · Avalon, California, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 17 September 1979 at about 17:15 local time, a Grumman G-21A registered N22932, operated by Catalina Air, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Avalon, California, United States. 4 people were on board and one died, one was seriously injured, 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date: 17 September 1979 at 17:15
Classification: Accident
Location: Avalon, California, United States
Nearest airport: Pebbly Beach
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: Grumman G-21A
Registration: N22932
Category: Fixed-Wing
Engines: 2
Operator: Catalina Air
Operating rule: Air Taxi Operator
Purpose of flight: Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
Phase of flight: Takeoff
Route: S → San Pedro, Ca
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Weather: VMC
Light: Daylight
NTSB number: 3-3075

People

1 person died.

On board	Died	Serious	Minor	Uninjured
4	1	1	2	0

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

UP ELEVATOR CABLE SEPARATED 3 TO 4FT FWD OF STATION 29.CRASHED DRG WATER TKOF.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

Where

Approximate

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33.3428, -118.3279
Approximate. The NTSB did not record coordinates, so this marker sits at the centre of Avalon, California, United States, not at the accident site. How this is worked out.

Source

NTSB record 3-3075, from the public aviation accident database.

Records from before 1982 are not in the NTSB's online investigation search. The full dataset can be downloaded from data.ntsb.gov/avdata.

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12 May 1978	Grumman G-21A N1042	Port Moller, Alaska, United States approximate position	Gifford Aviati	Minor injuries	-
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