Grumman G-21A N324
17 July 1962 · Avalon Bay, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 17 July 1962 at about 09:30 local time, a Grumman G-21A registered N324, operated by Avalon Air Transport, Inc., was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Avalon Bay, 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 09:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Avalon Bay, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Avalon Bay Spb
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Grumman G-21A
- Registration
- N324
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Avalon Air Transport, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Long Beach, Calif
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0049
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
NR 3 PROP BLADE FAILED IN FATIGUE DUE VIBRATION CAUSED BY ROTATION OF BLADE WITHIN RETENTION CLAMP
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Grumman G-21A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1964 | Grumman G-21A | Petersburg Alas, Alaska, United States | Alaska Coastal-Ellis | No injuries | - |
| 19 Mar 1966 | Grumman G-21A | C.amalie St.th.vi, Virgin Islands, United States | Antilles Air B | No injuries | - |
| 21 Aug 1966 | Grumman G-21A | Juneau Alas, Alaska, United States | Alaska Coastal-Ellis | Fatal | 9 |
| 10 Mar 1966 | Grumman G-21A | Reef Island Alas., Alaska, United States | Other-Foreign Flag Carrier | Fatal | 6 |
| 27 May 1966 | Grumman G-21A | Anchorage Alas, Alaska, United States | Federal Aviati | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 1966 | Grumman G-21A | Catalina Is Calif, California, United States | Catalina Seapl | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jul 1962 | Armstrong AW-650 | Rome, New York, United States | Capitol Airways | No injuries | - |
| 11 Sep 1962 | Sud Avn SE 210 | Cleveland, Ohio, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 30 Aug 1962 | Boeing 720 | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 1962 | Curtiss-Wrt C-46R | Miami, Florida, United States | Riddle Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 23 Sep 1962 | Boeing 720 | Albany, New York, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Jan 1962 | Boeing 720B | Ft.lauderdale, Florida, United States | Northwest Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |