# Incident 19790307018879I: Grumav G21A, Long Beach, CA, March 7, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 1979, 17:10 local time
- Place: Long Beach, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 33.7670° N, 118.1892° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Long Beach, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7670&lon=-118.1892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N22932, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N22932) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-21A (registry code 3951204, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-21a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV G21A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,800 total, 3,200 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790307018879I

## Narrative

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

LEFT ENGINE QUIT, RIGHT ENGINE RAN INTERMITTENTLY DURING TAKEOFF. PROBABLE FUEL CELL DESIGN PROBLEM PLUS LINE CLOG.

## Other reports on N22932 (5)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20040404006449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040404006449A), Apr 4, 2004: Grumav G21A (N22932), Unalaska, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) The flying pilot at the time of the accident was the second-in-command (SIC), [privacy data omitted]. [privacy data omitted] Had received a 14 CFR, part…
- [Accident 19980415006889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980415006889A), Apr 15, 1998: Grumav G21 (N22932), Unalaska, AK, Substantial damage. Unable land amphibian at dut. Landed on wataer to await clearing. Porpoised on a swell damaged horizontal stabilize. (From .4) the pilot landed the seaplane in…
- [Incident 19930107000249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930107000249I), Jan 7, 1993: Grumav G21A (N22932), Akutan, AK, Minor damage. On water landing pilot reported wind gust. Bounced. Aircraft then hit water with left wing low. Float broke off.
- [Incident 19861107072769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861107072769I), Nov 7, 1986: Grumav G21A (N22932), Kodiak, AK, Minor damage. During turn wing float submerged and float attachment fitting broke. Float separated and aircraft capsized.
- [Accident 19790917036239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790917036239A), Sep 17, 1979: Gruman G21A (N22932), Catalina Island, CA, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Elevator control cable parted just after liftoff. Amphibian hit water, nose down, sank.

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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