# Accident 19760221036039A: Gruman G21A, St Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, February 21, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 1976
- Place: St Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 17.7397° N, 64.7388° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Saint Croix, VI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=17.7397&lon=-64.7388&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4772C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4772C-1977-01-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-21A (registry code 3951204, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-21a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAN G21A
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 5
- Pilot flight hours: 13,428 total, 3,048 in this make and model, 280 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA76AM066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76AM066) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760221036039A

## Narrative

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

UNSCHED FEATHER RT PROP REASON UNDETERMINED.ACFT SUBMERGED AND NOT RECOVERED. AMPHIBIOUS.

## 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 MIA76AM066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76AM066), Feb 21, 1976: Grumman G-21A (N4772C), St Croix, VI, destroyed, 5 fatal

## Other reports on N4772C (1)

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

- [Accident 19731013033339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731013033339A), Oct 13, 1973: Gruman G21A (N4772C), Christiansted, Puerto Rico, Substantial damage. Hit marker buoy drg water tkof. Had porpoised on tkof run.

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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