# NTSB FTW72FRD05: Mckinnon G-21E, N121H, Westwego, LA, September 2, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 2, 1971
- Place: Westwego, LA · WESTWEGO, LA
- Location: 29.9054° N, 90.1435° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Westwego, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9054&lon=-90.1435&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 5, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163559
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW72FRD05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72FRD05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1473   71/9/2    WESTWEGO,LA         MCKINNON G-21E      CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0800                    N121H               PX-  0  0  4  CORP/EXEC                 50, 19620 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            12604 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WESTWEGO SPB
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LITTLE LAKE,LA              WESTWEGO,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: OTHER
        REMARKS- OPERATOR OF DRAG LINE DREDGING CANAL SWUNG BUCKET INTO PATH OF ACFT,DMGD R WING AND FLOAT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N121H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N121H-2013-01-30), registration cancelled 2013-01-30, S/N 1211, built 1937 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MCKINNON G-21E
- Registry model: [Mckinnon G-21E](https://openairdocs.org/model/mckinnon-g-21e) (registry code 5550105) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (registry code 52043, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Westwego Spb

## Other investigations on N121H (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 CHI95FA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95FA182), Jun 14, 1995: Grumman G-21E (N121H), West Chicago, IL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT ALLOWED EXCESSIVE NOSE-UP ROTATION OF THE AIRPLANE DURING LIFT-OFF, AND FAILED TO OBTAIN AND/OR MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL AND COLLISION WITH THE…

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.

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