Grumman G-21A N13CS
30 July 1971 · Avalon, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 30 July 1971 at about 13:48 local time, a Grumman G-21A registered N13CS, operated by Catalina Seap*, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Avalon, California, United States. 8 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 13:48
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Avalon, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Avalon Bay
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Grumman G-21A
- Registration
- N13CS
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Catalina Seap*
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- Avalon, Calif → San Pedro, Calif
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1861
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
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
T/O RUN OF N13CS PARTIALLY HIDDEN BY LARGE BOAT.ABORTED, WAS STOPPED AT IMPACT.NO CTC BETWEEN ACFT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Grumman G-21A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jul 1971 | Grumman G-21A | Avalon, California, United States | Catalina Seap* | No injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 1971 | Grumman G-21A | St.croix, Virgin Islands, United States | Antilles Airb* | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 1971 | Grumman G-21A | Greenville, Maine, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Jun 1971 | Grumman G-21A | Fish Cay, Other-Foreign Countries | Chalks Flying | No injuries | - |
| 23 May 1971 | Grumman G-21A | Charlotte Amal, Virgin Islands, United States | Antilles Air * | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Jun 1971 | Grumman G-21A | Culebra Island, Puerto Rico, United States | Antilles Airb* | Fatal | 2 |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |