Grumman G73 N95DF
14 January 1979 · Catlina, California, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 14 January 1979 at about 16:40 local time, a Grumman G73 registered N95DF, operated by Trans Catlina, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Catlina, California, United States. 11 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Catlina, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Grumman G73
- Registration
- N95DF
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Trans Catlina
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- Long Beach, Ca → Long Beach, Ca
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0198
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
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 HIT 3 WAVES HARD BREAKING L WING, L ENGINE TEAR AWAY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Grumman G73 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Feb 1964 | Grumman G73 | Frankfort Ind, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Mar 1964 | Grumman G73 | W Palm Beach Fla, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Mar 1964 | Grumman G73 | West Palm Bc Fla, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 1979 | Cessna 180 | Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States | Anderson Enter | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft P35 | Mormon Mesa, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1979 | Bell 47G2M | Guadalupe, California, United States | R & S Dusters | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft F33A | Goodyear, Arizona, United States | Air Trng Centr | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Melbourne, Florida, United States | FIT Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Red Star, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |