- Date
- May 27, 1967
- Place
- Avalon, CA · AVALON, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 3 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2968Grumman G-73
- Status
- Completed · report August 2, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 116783
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0215 67/5/27 AVALON,CALIF GRUMMAN G-73 CR- 1 1 0 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1017 N2968 PX- 0 2 0 DUAL AGE 44, 7054 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 6271 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PEBBLY BEACH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- ACFT PORPOISED WHEN IT STRUCK PWR BOAT WAKE.PLT ADDED PWR TO CONTINUE TAKE OFF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2968
- Reported as
- Grumman G-73
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Pebbly Beach
N2968Registration cancelled Nov 17, 2014 · Grumman G-73Airframe modelGrumman G-73Engine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 series
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