# Accident 19781105044279A: Gulstm JRF2, St Croix U.S.V., U.S. Virgin Islands, November 5, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 1978
- Place: St Croix U.S.V., U.S. Virgin Islands
- Airport: W.Seaplane Base
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Aircraft: N74676, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74676-2017-02-04) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,943 total, 443 in this make and model, 231 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79FA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781105044279A

## Narrative

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

25RPM FLUX RPTD ON L ENG PREVIOUS 3 DAYS OF FLT.200RPM FLUX DURINIMBOUT-CONTINUED FLT.

## 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 MIA79FA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FA011), Nov 5, 1978: Grumman G21A (N74676), St Croix, VI, substantial damage

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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