# Accident 19790917036239A: Gruman G21A, Catalina Island, CA, September 17, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 1979, 17:15 local time
- Place: Catalina Island, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 33.4050° N, 118.4158° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of CATALINA (AVX), within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4050&lon=-118.4158&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: GRUMAN G21A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 13,300 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 118 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79FA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790917036239A

## Narrative

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

ELEVATOR CONTROL CABLE PARTED JUST AFTER LIFTOFF. AMPHIBIAN HIT WATER, NOSE DOWN, 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 LAX79FA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FA084), Sep 17, 1979: Grumman G-21A (N22932), Avalon, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal

## 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.
- [Incident 19790307018879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790307018879I), Mar 7, 1979: Grumav G21A (N22932), Long Beach, CA, Minor damage. Left engine quit, right engine ran intermittently during takeoff. Probable fuel cell design problem plus line clog.

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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