# NTSB LAX76IL006: Grumman G-21, N324, Long Beach, CA, July 30, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 30, 1975
- Place: Long Beach, CA · LONG BEACH, CA
- Location: 33.7670° N, 118.1892° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Long Beach, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7670&lon=-118.1892&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 10 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 20, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149410
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX76IL006
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76IL006

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1886  75/7/30    LONG BEACH,CA       GRUMMAN G-21        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 9420
        TIME - 1543                    N324                PX-  0  0  9  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      TOTAL HOURS, 4070 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DAUGHERTY FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AVALON,CA                   LONG BEACH,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE
        REMARKS- PLT CONCERNED WITH LOCAL TRAFFIC
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N324](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N324-2012-10-02), registration cancelled 2012-10-02, S/N B66, 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
- Airport: Daugherty Field

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750730043179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750730043179A), Jul 30, 1975: Gruman G21A, Long Beach, CA, Substantial damage. Plt concerned with local traffic

## Other investigations on N324 (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 LAX62A0073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX62A0073), Jul 17, 1962: Grumman G-21A (N324), 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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