- Date
- July 30, 1971
- Place
- Avalon, CA · AVALON, CA
- Injuries
- 17 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Status
- Completed · report January 31, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162647
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1861 71/7/30 AVALON,CALIF GRUMMAN G-21A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1348 N13CS PX- 0 0 7 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER 54, 19400 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 9 AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D 5000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - AVALON BAY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION AVALON,CALIF SAN PEDRO,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: ONE AIRBORNE TAKEOFF: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT REMARKS- T/O RUN OF N13CS PARTIALLY HIDDEN BY LARGE BOAT.ABORTED,WAS STOPPED AT IMPACT.NO CTC BETWEEN ACFT.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1861 71/7/30 AVALON,CALIF GRUMMAN G-21A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 15300 TIME - 1348 N11CS PX- 0 0 8 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER TOTAL HOURS, 3052 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 8 AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - AVALON BAY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SAN PEDRO,CALIF AVALON,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: ONE AIRBORNE LANDING: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- N11CS SAW N13CS JUST BEFORE T/D.EVASIVE MANEUVER UNSUCCESSFUL. N11CS LOST R FLOAT,ROLLED OVER.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N11CS
- Reported as
- Grumman G-21A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Avalon Bay
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
- Registration
- N13CS
- Reported as
- Grumman G-21A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Avalon Bay
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Other investigations on N11CS · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.