- Date
- September 2, 1978
- Place
- St Thomas, VI · ST THOMAS, VI
- Injuries
- 4 fatal, 7 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7777VGrumman G-21A
- Status
- Completed · report August 31, 1979
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- FAA report
- 19780902043369A
- Case key
- 79853
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3128 78/9/2 NR.ST THOMAS,USVI GRUMMAN G-21A CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1021 N7777V PX- 3 7 0 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER 69, 42005 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D 5233 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ST CROIX,USVI ST THOMAS,USVI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CYLINDER ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT CREW PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: DEFICIENCY,COMPANY MAINTAINED EQPMT,SERVICES,REGULATION PERSONNEL - RULES,REGULATIONS,STANDARDS PERSONNEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER REMARKS- STC APPROVED FLT AT 8750LBS MGW.TEST INDICATE MGW APPROX 8150LBS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7777V
- Reported as
- Grumman G-21A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- St Thomas Harbor
N7777VRegistration cancelled Feb 4, 2017 · Grumman G-21Airframe modelGrumman G-21Engine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.