# NTSB LAX70AL040: Grumman G-21A, N329, Avalon, CA, January 10, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 10, 1970
- Place: Avalon, CA · AVALON, CA
- Location: 33.3440° N, 118.3214° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Avalon, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3440&lon=-118.3214&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 19, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142020
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX70AL040
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70AL040

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0192  70/1/10    AVALON,CALIF        GRUMMAN G-21A       CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1520                    N329                PX-  0  0  2  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      45, 19371 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        3520 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PEBBLY BEACH SPB
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LONG BEACH,CALIF            AVALON,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: OTHER
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- SPEEDING BOAT CUT IN FRONT OF ACFT ON LDG RUN. PLT MADE GO AROUND,ACFT STRUCK BOAT,CONT TO BASE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N329](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N329-1976-08-16), registration cancelled 1976-08-16, S/N B119 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-21A
- Registry model: [Grumman G-21A](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-21a) (registry code 3951204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Pebbly Beach Spb

## Other investigations on N329 (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 UNK64X1555](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1555), May 2, 1964: Grumman G21 (N329), Avalon Bay, CA, 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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