Grumman G-21A N640
5 August 1967 · Sandy, Oregon, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 August 1967 at about 15:30 local time, a Grumman G-21A registered N640, operated by Bureau of Land, was involved in an accident during the taxi phase of flight near Sandy, Oregon, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sandy, Oregon, United States
- Nearest airport
- McKinnon
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Grumman G-21A
- Registration
- N640
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Bureau of Land
- Operating rule
- Federal-Public Aircraft
- Purpose of flight
- Test
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3257
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
EVALUATING PROP SURGING WHILE TAXIING.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |
| 5 Feb 1967 | Grumman G-21A | Long Beach Calif, California, United States | Catalina Airli | 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 |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Mar 1967 | Boeing B-720 | Sheridan, Wyoming, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Jan 1967 | Piper PA-23 | San Mateo Calif, California, United States | Air, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 5 Jul 1967 | Cessna 150 | Watkins, Colorado, United States | Alpine Aviatio | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1967 | Cessna 172E | Ea.hampton, Connecticut, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1967 | Cessna 172 | Matagorda Is. Tex, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 25 Jan 1967 | Cessna 150 | Sapphire, North Carolina, United States | Executive Avia | No injuries | - |