# Accident 19790114005669A: Gulstm G73, Santa Catalina, CA, January 14, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 14, 1979, 16:40 local time
- Place: Santa Catalina, CA
- Airport: Water
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Aircraft: N95DF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N95DF-2018-01-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-73 (registry code 3951802, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-73) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM G73
- People aboard: 8
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,500 total, 85 in this make and model, 85 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790114005669A

## Narrative

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

ATTEMPTED WATER TAKE OFF WITH 2 TO 3 FT SWELLS.HIT A SWELL,KNOCKED OFF LEFT WING AND ENGINE.ACRFT SANK.

## 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 LAX79FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FA024), Jan 14, 1979: Grumman G73 (N95DF), Catlina, CA, destroyed

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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