# Accident 19900616021249A: Grumav G21A, Long Beach, CA, June 16, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 1990, 13:30 local time
- Place: Long Beach, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8107° N, 118.1807° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8107&lon=-118.1807&mi=10
- Aircraft: N86640, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86640-2013-09-17) (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
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 300 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA221) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900616021249A

## Narrative

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

ELEVATOR TURNBUCKLE FAILED FROM CORROSION. NO CURRENT AIRWORTHY INSPECTION. PILOT NOT CURRENT IN TYPE. NO MEDICAL.

## 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 LAX90LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA221), Jun 16, 1990: Grumman G21A (N86640), Long Beach, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO RETRACT THE LANDING GEAR RESULTING IN AN INADVERTENT WHEELS-DOWN LANDING IN WATER. IN ADDITION, A LOSS OF ELEVATOR CONTROL WAS ENCOUNTERED DUE TO A STRESS CORROSION FAILURE OF…

## Other reports on N86640 (1)

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

- [Accident 19740424013059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740424013059A), Apr 24, 1974: Gruman G21A (N86640), Nassau, Substantial damage. Investigation under jurisdiction of the govt of Bahamas.

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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