Grumman G-21A N322
18 August 1969 · Avalon, California, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 18 August 1969 at about 10:30 local time, a Grumman G-21A registered N322, operated by Catalina Airli, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Avalon, California, United States. 6 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Avalon, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Pebbly Beach Spb
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Grumman G-21A
- Registration
- N322
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Catalina Airli
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Long Beach, Cal → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2672
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
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
PLT LANDED ON SMOOTH WATER. HULL CONTACTED BOAT WAKE. DAMAGED R HORIZ STAB AND ELEVATOR.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Grumman G-21A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Aug 1969 | Grumman G-21A | Avalon, California, United States | Catalina Air * | No injuries | - |
| 30 Aug 1969 | Grumman G-21A | Avalon, California, United States | Catalina Airli | No injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1969 | Grumman G-21A | Catalina Is, California, United States | Catalina Seap* | No injuries | - |
| 3 Dec 1970 | Grumman G-21A | Lakewood, California, United States | Catalina Seap* | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Jan 1970 | Grumman G-21A | Avalon, California, United States | Catalina Airl* | Fatal | - |
| 15 Jun 1970 | Grumman G-21A | New Stuyahok, Alaska, United States | Western Alaska Airlines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb 1969 | Piper PA-28 | Lacosta Is, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1969 | Cessna 310 | Orlando, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1969 | Luscombe 8A | Sedalia, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1969 | Beechcraft H35 | Union Lake, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1969 | Piper PA-22 | Midlothian, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 1969 | Taylr Titch M-3 | Watkins, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |