- Date
- March 7, 1969
- Place
- Catalina Is, CA · CATALINA IS, CA
- Injuries
- 7 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N10020Grumman G-21A
- Status
- Completed · report March 18, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- Case key
- 79848
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0036 69/3/7 CATALINA IS,CALIF GRUMMAN G-21A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 13055 TIME - 1040 N10020 PX- 0 0 6 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER TOTAL HOURS, 825 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CATALINA ISLE TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- STRUCK UNKNOWN SUBMERGED OBJECT IN WATER DAMAGING FUSELAGE.LANDED AT SPB WITH NO FURTHER DAMAGE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N10020
- Reported as
- Grumman G-21A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Catalina Isle