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FAA incident report · Gulstm G-73 · St Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands · October 22, 1978

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Date
October 22, 1978 · 17:35 local
Place
St Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Airport
Seabase
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Aircraft
N7356
Reported as
Gulstm G73
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
21,800 total2,611 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
N7356Registered now · Grumman G-73S/N J56 · Built 1950Airframe modelGrumman G-73Engine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot diverted due to a rough engine. A cylinder had cracked and the exhaust valve was stuck closed.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT DIVERTED DUE TO A ROUGH ENGINE. A CYLINDER HAD CRACKED AND THE EXHAUST VALVE WAS STUCK CLOSED.

Other reports on N7356 · 4

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

Incident 20081117852139ICruise/Level Flight · Sutcliffe, NV(-23) During a flight from wmc to rno, and during the cruise phase of operation, the left engine experienced a significant loss of power. An emergency landing was performed on pyramid lake, Nevada without further incident. Post incident investigation revealed…Nov 17, 2008 · No damageIncident 19790108001329IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Pahokee, FLRight gear collapsed after normal landing. Second landing since gear was overhauled.Jan 8, 1979 · Substantial damageIncident 19780925018089IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Charlotte Amali, U.S. Virgin IslandsEngine began to run rough. Returned to harbor. Uneventful water landing.Sep 25, 1978 · Minor damageIncident 19780811037329IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Christiansted, U.S. Virgin IslandsAircraft struck object during water landing, took on water.Aug 11, 1978 · Minor damage