# Incident 19781022029689I: Gulstm G73, St Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, October 22, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 1978, 17:35 local time
- Place: St Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
- Airport: Seabase
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 18.3533° N, 64.9365° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Saint Thomas, VI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.3533&lon=-64.9365&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7356, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7356) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-73 (registry code 3951802, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-73) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM G73
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 21,800 total, 2,611 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781022029689I

## Narrative

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

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 20081117852139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081117852139I), Nov 17, 2008: Gulstm G73 (N7356), Sutcliffe, NV, No damage. (-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…
- [Incident 19790108001329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790108001329I), Jan 8, 1979: Gulstm G73 (N7356), Pahokee, FL, Substantial damage. Right gear collapsed after normal landing. Second landing since gear was overhauled.
- [Incident 19780925018089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780925018089I), Sep 25, 1978: Gulstm G73 (N7356), Charlotte Amali, U.S. Virgin Islands, Minor damage. Engine began to run rough. Returned to harbor. Uneventful water landing.
- [Incident 19780811037329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780811037329I), Aug 11, 1978: Gulstm G73 (N7356), Christiansted, U.S. Virgin Islands, Minor damage. Aircraft struck object during water landing, took on water.

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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