# Accident 19730112000869A: Gruman G21A, Fredericksted, U.S. Virgin Islands, January 12, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 12, 1973
- Place: Fredericksted, U.S. Virgin Islands
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Aircraft: N8777A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8777A-2017-02-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-21A (registry code 3951204, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-21a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAN G21A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,096 total, 1,158 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA73AM075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73AM075) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730112000869A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

L FUEL SUMP VALVE NOT OPENED AND SAFETIED.PREVENTED USE OF L TANK FUEL.R GAUGE INOP.DIDNT CK FUEL.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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 MIA73AM075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73AM075), Jan 12, 1973: Grumman G-21A (N8777A), Fredericksted (Atlantic Ocean), substantial damage

## Other reports on N8777A (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19780405025199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780405025199A), Apr 5, 1978: Gulstm JRF2 (N8777A), U.S. Virgin Islands, Destroyed

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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