# Accident 19760209002239A: Gruman G21A, Avalon, CA, February 9, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 9, 1976
- Place: Avalon, CA
- Airport: Pebbly Beach
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 33.3384° N, 118.3120° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PEBBLY BEACH (L11), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3384&lon=-118.3120&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14CS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAN G21A
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,000 total, 4,650 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX76FWA20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FWA20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760209002239A

## Narrative

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

UN LND AT SPB DUE HEAVY SWELLS. LND IN COVE. AFTER T/D TAIL HIT BY SWELL,DMGD L STAB & ELEV.

## 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 LAX76FWA20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FWA20), Feb 9, 1976: Grumman G-21 (N14CS), 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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