Grumman G-21A N10020
7 March 1969 · Catalina Is, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 7 March 1969 at about 10:40 local time, a Grumman G-21A registered N10020, operated by Catalina Seap*, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Catalina Is, 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 10:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Catalina Is, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Catalina Isle
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Grumman G-21A
- Registration
- N10020
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Catalina Seap*
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0036
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
STRUCK UNKNOWN SUBMERGED OBJECT IN WATER DAMAGING FUSELAGE.LANDED AT SPB WITH NO FURTHER DAMAGE.
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 | - |
| 18 Aug 1969 | Grumman G-21A | Avalon, California, United States | Catalina Airli | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Aug 1969 | Grumman G-21A | Avalon, California, United States | Catalina Airli | 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 |