# Accident 19730405008419A: Gruman G21A, Avalon, CA, April 5, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 1973
- Place: Avalon, CA
- Airport: Two Harbors
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 33.4372° N, 118.5017° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Two Harbors Airstrip, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4372&lon=-118.5017&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1133 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAN G21A
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,084 total, 128 in this make and model, 128 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX73AL048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73AL048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730405008419A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

UNEXPECTED GUST FROM L. R FLOAT DUG INTO WATER,ACFT VEERED INTO ROCKY BANK.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX73AL048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73AL048), Apr 5, 1973: Grumman G-21A (N1133), Avalon, CA, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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