# NTSB LAX66A0091: Grumman G-21, N323, Catalina Is, CA, May 24, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 24, 1966
- Place: Catalina Is, CA · CATALINA IS, CA
- 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
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 12 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 23, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172011
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX66A0091
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66A0091

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3409  66/5/24    CATALINA IS CALIF   GRUMMAN G-21        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1225                    N323                PX-  0  0 11  AIR TAXI-PASSG            51, 16050 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            103 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH WATER
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT PORPOISED ON TAKEOFF RUN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N323](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N323-2009-07-27), registration cancelled 2009-07-27, S/N 1191, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-21
- Registry model: [Grumman G-21A](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-21a) (registry code 3951204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N323 (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 MIA78FA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FA093), Jun 4, 1978: Grumman G21A (N323), St.Thomas, VI, substantial damage

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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