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NTSB accident investigation · Grumman G21A · Avalon, CA · July 13, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 13, 1964
Place
Avalon, CA · AVALON, CA
Injuries
10 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N4221AGrumman G21A
Status
Completed · report October 13, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
183028

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2054  64/7/13    AVALON CALIF        GRUMMAN G21A        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 7600
        TIME - 0740                    N4221A              PX-  0  0  9  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 4100 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PEBBLY BEACH SEA-
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE TEARAWAY                                          TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.

Aircraft

Registration
N4221A
Reported as
Grumman G21A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Pebbly Beach Sea-

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.