Camp Fox - San Pedro

On April 10, 1976 at 04:20 PM, Camp Fox - San Pedro experienced a crash involving Grumman G-21A Goose, operated by Catalina Airlines, with the event recorded near Avalon (Catalina Island) California.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

10 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 10 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 9, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. After takeoff from Camp Fox (Santa Catalina Island), while cruising at low height, the left engine failed. The pilot elected to make an emergency landing but unstable, the seaplane struck the water surface, lost its left float and came to rest upside down. All 10 occupants were quickly rescued while the aircraft sank and was not recovered.

Aircraft reference details include registration N18CS, MSN B059, year of manufacture 1944.