# Accident 19790414017119A: Gruman G21, Avalon, CA, April 14, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 1979, 10:07 local time
- Place: Avalon, CA
- Airport: Pebbly Beach
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- 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: N11CS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11CS-1980-07-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-21A (registry code 3951204, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-21a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAN G21
- People aboard: 9
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 9,335 total, 455 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79FA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790414017119A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTING GO AROUND DUG WING TIP INTO WATER AND CRASHED. LOW FOG OVER WATER.

## 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 LAX79FA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FA040), Apr 14, 1979: Grumman G-21A (N11CS), Catalina Is, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N11CS (1)

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

- [Accident 19770610013249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770610013249A), Jun 10, 1977: Gruman G21A (N11CS), Catalina, CA, Substantial damage. Right main ldg gear hit submerged piece of cement while taxying up ramp.

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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