- Date
- September 17, 1979
- Place
- Avalon, CA · AVALON, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N22932Grumman G-21A
- Status
- Completed · report December 5, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790917036239A
- Case key
- 133639
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3075 79/9/17 AVALON,CA GRUMMAN G-21A CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1715 N22932 PX- 1 0 2 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER 54, 13300 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D 4000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PEBBLY BEACH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION AVALON,CA SAN PEDRO,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: ELEVATOR AND ELEVATOR TAB CONTROL SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- UP ELEVATOR CABLE SEPARATED 3 TO 4FT FWD OF STATION 29.CRASHED DRG WATER TKOF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N22932
- Reported as
- Grumman G-21A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Pebbly Beach
N22932Registered now · Grumman G-21AAirframe modelGrumman G-21AEngine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 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.
Other investigations on N22932 · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC04LA038Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportUnalaska, AKThe inadvertent ground loop/swerve by the second pilot during the landing roll, and the first (check) pilot's inadequate supervision of the second pilot, which resulted in a loss of control and substantial damage to the airplane. Factors associated with the…NTSB ANC98LA038Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDutch Harbor, AKThe pilot-in-command's failure to identify the swells prior to landing. A factor was the water swells.NTSB ANC93IA026Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportAkutan, AKThe incident was caused by the pilots improper compensation for the winds. Factors were the microburst, the rough water, and the pilot's inadequate evaluation of the weather conditions.