# Accident 19780405025199A: Gulstm JRF2, U.S. Virgin Islands, April 5, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 1978
- Place: U.S. Virgin Islands
- Damage: Destroyed
- 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: GULSTM JRF2
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,154 total, 5,697 in this make and model, 132 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780405025199A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N8777A (1)

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

- [Accident 19730112000869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730112000869A), Jan 12, 1973: Gruman G21A (N8777A), Fredericksted, U.S. Virgin Islands, Substantial damage. L fuel sump valve not opened and safetied. Prevented use of l tank fuel.r gauge inop. Didnt ck fuel.

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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