Grumman G-21A N1133
5 April 1973 · Avalon, California, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 5 April 1973 at about 09:33 local time, a Grumman G-21A registered N1133, operated by Golden West AI, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Avalon, California, United States. 7 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 09:33
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Avalon, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Two Harbors
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Grumman G-21A
- Registration
- N1133
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Golden West AI
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Long Beach, Calif → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0514
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
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
UNEXPECTED GUST FROM L. R FLOAT DUG INTO WATER, ACFT VEERED INTO ROCKY BANK.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Grumman G-21A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Aug 1973 | Grumman G-21A | Togiak, Alaska, United States | Kodiak Airways, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1973 | Grumman G-21A | Kodiak, Alaska, United States | Kodiak Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 13 Oct 1973 | Grumman G-21A | Christiansted, Puerto Rico, United States | Antilles Air * | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1973 | Grumman G-21A | Fredericksted, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. | Antilles Air B | No injuries | - |
| 7 May 1974 | Grumman G-21A | St Thomas, Virgin Islands, United States | Antilles Air B | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Apr 1974 | Grumman G-21A | Nassau, Other-Foreign Countries | Bahamas Air TA | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150J | No.olmstead, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1973 | Cessna 180 | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1973 | Cessna 210H | Flagler Beach, Florida, United States | Asphalt Produc | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Bristol, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1973 | Cessna 150F | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Key West, Florida, United States | US Dept of INT | No injuries | - |