- Date
- January 14, 1979
- Place
- Catlina, CA · CATLINA, CA
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 9 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N95DFGrumman G73
- Status
- Completed · report January 30, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790114005669A
- Case key
- 137860
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0198 79/1/14 CATLINA,CA GRUMMAN G73 CR- 0 0 2 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1640 N95DF PX- 0 0 9 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER 31, 6500 TOTAL HOURS, 85 DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP LONG BEACH,CA LONG BEACH,CA CATLINA,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE TEARAWAY TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- ACFT HIT 3 WAVES HARD BREAKING L WING,L ENGINE TEAR AWAY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N95DF
- Reported as
- Grumman G73
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N95DFRegistration cancelled Jan 24, 2018 · Grumman G-73Airframe modelGrumman G-73Engine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.