Grumman G-21A N5538N
11 July 1966 · Catalina Is Calif, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 11 July 1966 at about 11:30 local time, a Grumman G-21A registered N5538N, operated by Catalina Seapl, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Catalina Is Calif, California, United States. 4 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 11:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Catalina Is Calif, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Grumman G-21A
- Registration
- N5538N
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Catalina Seapl
- 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
- 3-3388
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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
N5538N LANDED IN TUGBOAT WAKE. TAIL DIPPED INTO WATER AND TWISTED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |
| 30 Aug 1967 | Grumman G-21A | Prince Rupert, Canada | Alaska Coastal-Ellis | No injuries | - |
| 5 Dec 1967 | Grumman G-21A | Tortola, Other-Foreign Countries | Antilles Air B | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar 1966 | Hughes 269A | Fort Collins Colo, Colorado, United States | Kensair Corp. | No injuries | - |
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