# Incident 19870728040209I: Grumav G21A, Avalon, CA, July 28, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1987, 10:05 local time
- Place: Avalon, CA
- Airport: Avalon Bay Sbp
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 33.3440° N, 118.3214° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Avalon, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3440&lon=-118.3214&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1257A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1257A-1998-05-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-21A (registry code 3951204, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-21a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV G21A
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,000 total, 625 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870728040209I

## Narrative

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

DURING TAXI AFTER A WATER LANDING A SPEEDBOAT STRUCK THE AIRCRAFTS RIGHT FLOAT AND FUSELAGE.

## Other reports on N1257A (2)

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

- [Incident 19870402014799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870402014799I), Apr 2, 1987: Grumav G21A (N1257A), Long Beach, CA, Minor damage. One main gear remained up, the other down. Landed beside runway, gear box drive flange had sheared.
- [Incident 19870121004319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870121004319I), Jan 21, 1987: Grumav G21A (N1257A), Avalon, CA, Minor damage. Amphibian was troughing the landing when a secondary swell caused sideload on float actuator.

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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