# NTSB LAX77FUA17: Grumman G-21A, N11CS, Catalina, CA, June 10, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 10, 1977
- Place: Catalina, CA · CATALINA, CA
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 10 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 24, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158334
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX77FUA17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FUA17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0946  77/6/10    CATALINA,CA         GRUMMAN G-21A       CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1350                    N11CS               PX-  0  0  9  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      56, 25000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        6000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PEBBLY BEACH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LONG BEACH,CA               CATALINA,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: FROM LANDING
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- RIGHT MAIN LDG GEAR HIT SUBMERGED PIECE OF CEMENT WHILE TAXYING UP RAMP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N11CS](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11CS-1980-07-10), registration cancelled 1980-07-10, S/N 1166, built 1947 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Pebbly Beach

## 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 19770610013249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770610013249A), Jun 10, 1977: Gruman G21A, Catalina, CA, Substantial damage. Right main ldg gear hit submerged piece of cement while taxying up ramp.

## Other investigations on N11CS (3)

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 LAX79FA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FA040), Apr 14, 1979: Grumman G-21A (N11CS), Catalina Is, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB LAX72AL071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72AL071), Dec 12, 1971: Grumman G-21 (N11CS), Long Beach, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX72AL009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72AL009), Jul 30, 1971: Grumman G-21A (N11CS), Avalon, 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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