# Accident 19740424013059A: Gruman G21A, Nassau, April 24, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 1974
- Place: Nassau
- Airport: Nassau International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Aircraft: N86640, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86640-2013-09-17) (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: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,200 total, 8,020 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA740KT73](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA740KT73) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740424013059A

## Narrative

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

INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF THE GOVT OF BAHAMAS.

## 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 MIA740KT73](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA740KT73), Apr 24, 1974: Grumman G-21A (N86640), Nassau, Burkina Faso, substantial damage

## Other reports on N86640 (1)

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

- [Accident 19900616021249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900616021249A), Jun 16, 1990: Grumav G21A (N86640), Long Beach, CA, Substantial damage. Elevator turnbuckle failed from corrosion. No current airworthy inspection. Pilot not current in type. No medical.

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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